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Machine Games Duty (MGD): what you pay it on, how to register, filing your return and changing your details.
You may have to pay Machine Games Duty (MGD) if you have machines that…
Register for Machine Games Duty (MGD) at least 14 days before you make…
You pay Machine Games Duty (MGD) on the total net takings from your…
You must file a Machine Games Duty (MGD) return every 3 months. Your…
Sign in to the Machine Games Duty (MGD) service to: update your personal…
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.
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.
Guidance and forms covering gambling duties. Including, Bingo, Gaming, Lottery and Machine Games Duty, general betting duty and payments.
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...
This publication provides an evaluation of Government regulations which require those accessing higher stakes (over £50) on sub-Category B2 gaming machines to use account-based play or load cash over the counter.
The Board was responsible for regulating arcades, betting, bingo, casinos, slot machines and lotteries. It was replaced by the Gambling Commission in 2007.
A public consultation process has been launched to look at how to conduct financial risk checks for problem gambling and at what level stake limits should be set for people playing online slot games.
People at risk of gambling-related harm will be better protected under government plans to update betting rules for the digital age.
You must have a gaming machine permit to have three or more category C or D gaming machines on your premises
To sell, supply or maintain gaming machines in Northern Ireland you need a certificate issued by the local court
A consultation on measures relating to the land-based gambling sector.
Find out which online gambling free games and bonuses you offer are liable to tax, and how to calculate your liability.
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