Barry Faudemer Named as New Chairman of Jersey Gambling Commission

The Jersey Gambling Commission (JGC) has appointed Barry Faudemer as its Chairman in a three-year agreement, with Faudemer stepping up from the position of Commissioner.

Faudemer comes with more than two decades’ experience in regulatory positions. He was previously Head of the Police and Customs Joint Financial Crime Unit between 2000 and 2007, which was part of a 27-year career with the States of Jersey Police. Faudemer then moved to the Jersey Financial Services Commission, where he worked for 13 years as Director of Enforcement between 2007 and 2020.

An internal hire

Since September 2020, Faudemer has served as Chief Executive of civil and commercial litigation firm Baker & Partners. In August 2025, Faudemer joined the JGC as Commissioner, and he has now stepped in to replace Cyril Whelan, who completed his maximum 10-year tenure last November.

Deputy Gerald Voisin, Jersey’s Minister for Sustainable Economic Development and who took office in June, is required by JGC law to appoint a Chairman from among the commissioners of the JGC board. Faudemer’s four-year term as Commissioner began on August 1, 2025, and is due to expire on July 31, 2029. Despite changing positions to Chairman, he is still set to depart on that date.

Faudemer is a graduate from the FBI academy and founded the Jersey Fraud Prevention Forum, while also previously producing the Islands Money Laundering Typology document on behalf of the Jersey Government. Despite Faudemer’s background in law and regulation, his time with the JGC appears to be his only involvement specifically with the gambling industry.

The role of the JGC

The JGC licenses and regulates remote gambling, land-based commercial gambling and social and charitable gambling in Jersey. The JGC is not responsible for the Channel Islands Lottery, which is administered directly by the Government of Jersey. The Commission offers licenses, permits and approvals in five different categories, including operators, platform providers, hosting providers, software designers and testing houses.

In the JGC’s recently published 2025 annual report, Whelan outlined how the past 10 years had been “patchy at best” and that gambling addiction is now accepted as a public health issue. He wrote:

“The past ten years has seen improvements, but they have been patchy at best and I cannot help but think that a more coordinated commitment with public health in particular could have delivered more.

“That having been said, I am convinced that the understanding of gambling addiction as an issue requiring a public health response is now accepted and certainly the mental health services have been active in treating clients presenting with these types of challenges.

"That is clearly a good thing and it needs to continue and be adequately signposted for those who are either directly or indirectly impacted by problem gambling.”

Great Britain’s problem gambling rate down

With a population of just over 100,000, it is difficult to specify problem gambling rates in Jersey, but the problem gambling rate has dropped slightly in Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales). The 2025 Gambling Survey for Great Britain, published by regulator the Gambling Commission, showed the rate dropped to 2.4% for 2025, down from 2.7%.

The rate is defined by those who scored eight or higher on the PGSI, which represents problem gambling by which a person will have experienced adverse consequences from gambling and may have lost control of their behaviour.