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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 how to apply VAT to betting, gaming, bingo, lotteries and machine games.
Find out if you have to pay, when and how to register, the rates, how to fill in returns and make payments.
Use this service to register to for General Betting Duty (GBD), [Pool Betting Duty (PBD) or Remote Gaming Duty (RGD).
Operators of betting and gaming pools need to work out how the different gambling duties apply to amounts they take out of their pools.
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 when and how to pay your General Betting, Pool Betting or Remote Gaming Duty.
How to register, make changes to your registration, view your account and submit returns online
This white paper sets out the government’s plan for reform of gambling regulation following the review of the Gambling Act 2005.
Log in to your HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) online account and file your General Betting Duty, Pool Betting Duty or Remote Gaming Duty returns
The Horserace Betting Levy Board (HBLB) is required to collect a statutory levy, known as the Horserace Betting Levy, from horseracing bookmakers and the Tote successor company which it then distributes for the improvement of horseracing and breeds of horses...
Guidance and forms covering gambling duties. Including, Bingo, Gaming, Lottery and Machine Games Duty, general betting duty and payments.
Find out about Machine Games Duty, how the duty is charged and who has to pay.
Working with the EU in the gambling sector.
Advice for online gambling operators about using fair terms and practices.
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