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Find out if you should pay Gaming Duty, how to register and how to pay.
Find out how to apply VAT to betting, gaming, bingo, lotteries and machine games.
How Gaming Duty is charged, and who has to pay.
Find out about Machine Games Duty, how the duty is charged and who has to pay.
Machine Games Duty (MGD): what you pay it on, how to register, filing your return and changing your details.
Register your partnership details when you apply to be included on the Gaming Duty Register using form GD57.
Register for Gaming Duty using the online service or the postal form (GD56).
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...
Guidance for UK businesses on rules for selling services to Malta.
Gambling Minister Stuart Andrew updates on gambling white paper progress at the Betting and Gaming Council Annual General Meeting
Information for British citizens moving to or living in Malta, including guidance on residency, passports and driving.
How to pay Machine Games Duty: payment reference number, online, Bacs or CHAPS, Direct Debit, cheque or your bank.
How to get state healthcare if you live, work or study in Malta.
Log in to your HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) online account and file your General Betting Duty, Pool Betting Duty or Remote Gaming Duty returns
An update from the government on industry-led measures to improve player protections with regards to loot boxes in video games.
Working with the EU in the gambling sector.
The Board was responsible for regulating arcades, betting, bingo, casinos, slot machines and lotteries. It was replaced by the Gambling Commission in 2007.
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