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Find out how to apply VAT to betting, gaming, bingo, lotteries and machine games.
Find out when and how to pay your General Betting, Pool Betting or Remote Gaming Duty.
You need a licence in Scotland to operate as a premises based bookmaker from your local authority
To operate as a bookmaker and take on-course and off-course bets in Northern Ireland you need a licence from the local magistrates' court
Find out about Machine Games Duty, how the duty is charged and who has to pay.
The Horserace Betting Levy Board (HBLB) is required to collect a statutory levy, known as the Horserace Betting Levy, from horseracing bookmakers and the Tote successor company which it then distributes for the improvement of horseracing and breeds of horses...
Leading food delivery companies will introduce enhanced security checks on their apps to prevent the market being abused by illegal workers, following discussions with the government.
The rules for working on Sundays, opt in, opt out arrangements, rules for shop and betting shop workers
Gambling Minister Stuart Andrew updates on gambling white paper progress at the Betting and Gaming Council Annual General Meeting
The deal seeks to combine the only 2 licensed sports spread betting operators in the UK market.
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