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Find out how to apply VAT to betting, gaming, bingo, lotteries and machine games.
Use this service to register to for General Betting Duty (GBD), [Pool Betting Duty (PBD) or Remote Gaming Duty (RGD).
Find out if you have to pay, when and how to register, the rates, how to fill in returns and make payments.
This guide is to help you and your business understand how to ensure that content on your service is appropriate for children.
Apply to the Gambling Commission for a personal gambling licence or a gambling operating licence if you run or manage a gambling business. The Gambling Commission regulates arcades, betting, bingo, casinos, gaming machine providers, gambling software providers, lottery operators, external...
Find out about Machine Games Duty, how the duty is charged and who has to pay.
The Board was responsible for regulating arcades, betting, bingo, casinos, slot machines and lotteries. It was replaced by the Gambling Commission in 2007.
Working with the EU in the gambling sector.
The CMA is carrying out a market investigation in respect of the supply of mobile browsers and browser engines, and the distribution of cloud gaming services through app stores on mobile devices in the UK.
This white paper sets out the government’s plan for reform of gambling regulation following the review of the Gambling Act 2005.
An update from the government on industry-led measures to improve player protections with regards to loot boxes in video games.
Guidance and forms covering gambling duties. Including, Bingo, Gaming, Lottery and Machine Games Duty, general betting duty and payments.
Use the online service to send your Gaming Duty return using form GD95.
This guide is to help you and your business understand how to establish a safe environment for children to positively interact with each other.
Operators of betting and gaming pools need to work out how the different gambling duties apply to amounts they take out of their pools.
Learn about your responsibilities if you own or manage an online platform or service.
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