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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.
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…
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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...
An update from the government on industry-led measures to improve player protections with regards to loot boxes in video games.
A best-practice supporting tool for research into video games.
Product Safety Report for Children's Woodpecker Magnetic Game presenting a risk of choking due to the presence of small parts.
You need a club gaming permit if you run a members' club or a miners' welfare institute
A research paper from the CMA
Product recall for magnetic wooden fishing game presenting a high risk of choking due to the presence of small parts as received.
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.
Gambling Minister Stuart Andrew speaks on support for the arcade and amusement sectors at the Bacta Annual Conference.
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