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Find out if you should pay Bingo Duty on profits from games played in the UK, how to register and how to pay.
Find out about Bingo Duty, how the duty is charged and who has to pay.
Find out how to apply VAT to betting, gaming, bingo, lotteries and machine games.
How to pay Gaming or Bingo Duty, and how long it takes for your payment to reach HMRC.
Use this service to register as a bingo promoter with HMRC.
Guidance and forms covering gambling duties. Including, Bingo, Gaming, Lottery and Machine Games Duty, general betting duty and payments.
Use this service to submit your Bingo Duty return to HMRC.
This publication is intended for Valuation Officers. It may contain links to internal resources that are not available through this version.
You need a licence from your local magistrates' court to operate a commercial bingo club in Northern Ireland
Machine Games Duty (MGD): what you pay it on, how to register, filing your return and changing your details.
This Tax Information and Impact Note explains the reduction in rate of Bingo Duty from 20% to 10% and the update in legislation relating to the Bingo Duty exemption.
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...
People at risk of gambling-related harm will be better protected under government plans to update betting rules for the digital age.
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.
You usually need a licence from PPL PRS to play live or recorded music in public - includes playing background music at your business, and staging live music or theatre productions.
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