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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.
Find out how to apply VAT to betting, gaming, bingo, lotteries and machine games.
Operators of betting and gaming pools need to work out how the different gambling duties apply to amounts they take out of their pools.
Use this service to register to for General Betting Duty (GBD), [Pool Betting Duty (PBD) or Remote Gaming Duty (RGD).
How to register, make changes to your registration, view your account and submit returns online
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 and forms covering gambling duties. Including, Bingo, Gaming, Lottery and Machine Games Duty, general betting duty and payments.
When and how to appoint a representative in the UK and HMRC approval.
Working with the EU in the gambling sector.
Advice for online gambling operators about using fair terms and practices.
A quality report on UK Betting and Gaming Statistics which contains bi-annual statistics from the 7 different gambling regimes administered by HM Revenue and Customs.
Register your partnership details when you apply to be included on the Gaming Duty Register using form GD57.
Notices for Bingo, Gaming, General Betting, Lottery, Machine Games, Pool Betting and Remote Gaming duties.
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