The UK's Gambling Commission has launched a new confidential intelligence line to allow gamblers, licensed operators and sports people alike to 'tip-off' the authorities on illicit gambling.

The new line (0121 230 6655) allows individuals to make anonymous reports to help the Commission tackle both illegal unlicensed gambling and non-compliant licensed gambling.

The Commission’s director of regulation, Nick Tofiluk, said: "This confidential line will give people more confidence when they want to tip off the Commission about gambling-related crime."