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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 if you have to pay, when and how to register, the rates, how to fill in returns and make payments.
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...
Government will be responsible for determining the 50th Horserace Betting Levy
If you use premises to take off-course bets in Northern Ireland you need a licence from the local magistrates' court
Find out how to apply VAT to betting, gaming, bingo, lotteries and machine games.
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...
People at risk of gambling-related harm will be better protected under government plans to update betting rules for the digital age.
Find out when and how to pay your General Betting, Pool Betting or Remote Gaming Duty.
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