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Find out how to apply VAT to betting, gaming, bingo, lotteries and machine games.
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.
Operators of betting and gaming pools need to work out how the different gambling duties apply to amounts they take out of their pools.
Find out about Gaming Duty, how the duty is charged and who has to pay.
Find out about Machine Games Duty, how the duty is charged and who has to pay.
Machine Games Duty (MGD): what you pay it on, how to register, filing your return and changing your details.
Find out which online gambling free games and bonuses you offer are liable to tax, and how to calculate your liability.
An update from the government on industry-led measures to improve player protections with regards to loot boxes in video games.
People at risk of gambling-related harm will be better protected under government plans to update betting rules for the digital age.
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.
A consultation on proposals for the introduction of a maximum stake limit for online slots games in Great Britain.
Guidance and forms covering gambling duties. Including, Bingo, Gaming, Lottery and Machine Games Duty, general betting duty and payments.
Find out if you should pay Gaming Duty, how to register and how to pay.
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