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Find out how to apply VAT to betting, gaming, bingo, lotteries and machine games.
Oral statement by the Culture Secretary on the white paper setting out government's plans for major reform of gambling laws
Advice for online gambling operators about using fair terms and practices.
Advice for gambling customers around unfair terms in online gambling promotions.
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...
Use this service to register to for General Betting Duty (GBD), [Pool Betting Duty (PBD) or Remote Gaming Duty (RGD).
How to register, make changes to your registration, view your account and submit returns online
A research paper from the Gambling Commission
Working with the EU in the gambling sector.
Operators of betting and gaming pools need to work out how the different gambling duties apply to amounts they take out of their pools.
Guidance and forms covering gambling duties. Including, Bingo, Gaming, Lottery and Machine Games Duty, general betting duty and payments.
Find out if you have to pay, when and how to register, the rates, how to fill in returns and make payments.
How to register and get client authorisation for the Gambling Tax for Agents online service.
Notices for Bingo, Gaming, General Betting, Lottery, Machine Games, Pool Betting and Remote Gaming duties.
How to appeal to an independent tribunal if you disagree with a Gambling Commission decision about a personal or operating gambling licence.
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
This white paper sets out the government’s plan for reform of gambling regulation following the review of the Gambling Act 2005.
Gambling Minister Stuart Andrew gives an update on the progress of the Government's gambling white paper at the Gambling with Lives Parliamentary Forum.
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