As government considers the results of the Gambling Act review and draws up plans for a white paper in the coming months, what should future gambling regulation look like? This panel considers the recent IEA paper ‘A safer bet?’ which examines some proposed changes to UK gambling laws and the potential unintended consequences, as well as asking what changes the government could make to protect gamblers from undue harm while not infringing on the rights of those who wish to gamble safely.