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How Gaming 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.
Find out how to apply VAT to betting, gaming, bingo, lotteries and machine games.
Find out if you should pay Gaming Duty, how to register and how to pay.
Find out about Machine Games Duty, how the duty is charged and who has to pay.
New guide for academics and industry aims to boost understanding of video games to support UK’s world leading sector
Machine Games Duty (MGD): what you pay it on, how to register, filing your return and changing your details.
Find out if you qualify for Video Games Expenditure Credits for Corporation Tax and what you can claim.
A best-practice supporting tool for research into video games.
How to pay Machine Games Duty: payment reference number, online, Bacs or CHAPS, Direct Debit, cheque or your bank.
A 60-second summary on how to make sure you're in charge of the additional features your child can buy in app-based and online games.
More than £3 million of government funding has been awarded to emerging video game developers and start-up studios to help them scale their businesses and create the next British gaming hits.
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