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Find out how to apply VAT to betting, gaming, bingo, lotteries and machine games.
People at risk of gambling-related harm will be better protected under government plans to update betting rules for the digital age.
Guidance and forms covering gambling duties. Including, Bingo, Gaming, Lottery and Machine Games Duty, general betting duty and payments.
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.
Register with an anti-money laundering scheme as a business in the financial sector
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.
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
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.
You must declare £10,000 or more in cash, or the equivalent in another currency, if you take it between Great Britain and any other country.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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