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Guidance and forms covering gambling duties. Including, Bingo, Gaming, Lottery and Machine Games Duty, general betting duty and payments.
Check the availability and any issues affecting the Lottery Duty online service.
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 if you should pay Gaming Duty, how to register and how to pay.
Find out the rules for disclosure of VAT, indirect and direct taxes, Apprenticeship Levy and National Insurance contributions avoidance schemes and penalties for non-disclosure.
Using money raised through the National Lottery, the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) gives grants to sustain and transform the UK’s heritage. Museums, parks, historic places, archaeology, natural environment and cultural traditions all receive investment.
The National Lottery Community Fund awards money raised by National Lottery players to communities across the UK, working with local groups and UK-wide charities, enabling people and communities to thrive. The National Lottery Community Fund is an executive non-departmental public...
How to pay Gaming or Bingo Duty, and how long it takes for your payment to reach HMRC.
Every year the Big Lottery Fund (BIG) gives out millions of pounds from the UK’s National Lottery to good causes, with money going to community groups and health, education and environment projects.
How Gaming Duty is charged, and who has to pay.
Find out when and how to pay your General Betting, Pool Betting or Remote Gaming Duty.
Employment Appeal Tribunal Judgment of Judge Ford on 3 May 2024.
Find out the basic rules of VAT, how they apply to clubs and associations, and how to treat VAT on subscriptions and other payments.
Advice for society lotteries, local authority lotteries and external lottery managers about the requirements relating to the distribution of lottery proceeds
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