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Find out how to apply VAT to betting, gaming, bingo, lotteries and machine games.
Find out about Machine Games Duty, how the duty is charged and who has to pay.
An update from the government on industry-led measures to improve player protections with regards to loot boxes in video games.
How to pay Machine Games Duty: payment reference number, online, Bacs or CHAPS, Direct Debit, cheque or your bank.
How to buy MOT slots so your business can record MOT test results, including managing your account and getting refunds.
Operators of betting and gaming pools need to work out how the different gambling duties apply to amounts they take out of their pools.
How Gaming Duty is charged, and who has to pay.
Open and closed season for hunting, what you can use and the wildlife you can hunt
Tell HM Revenue and Customs about a business you want to register for Machine Games Duty using form MGD1.
Send HM Revenue and Customs details of Machine Games Duty partners using form MGD2.
Appoint someone in the UK to act as your Machine Games Duty overseas representative using form MGD4.
Decision for applicant Games Global Operations Limited against registration number OE010012, applicant successful.
Stake limits for online slot games will be introduced for the first time in September, including lower limits for young adults, as the Government continues to roll out measures to protect people from gambling harms.
Product Recall for IKEA BLÅVINGAD fishing game, multicolour presenting a risk of choking.
Find out which online gambling free games and bonuses you offer are liable to tax, and how to calculate your liability.
This guide is to help you and your business understand how to ensure that content on your service is appropriate for children.
Product recall for 26pcs magnetic fishing game presenting a high risk of choking due to the easy production of small parts, some of which possessed an excessively high magnetic flux index.
Product recall for magnetic catch the worm woodpecker game presenting a high risk of choking due to the presence of small parts as received.
Guidance on how to carry out checks where dutiable machine games are on the premises.
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