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Find out how to apply VAT to betting, gaming, bingo, lotteries and machine games.
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.
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 Machine Games Duty, how the duty is charged and who has to pay.
Find out about Bingo 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.
An update from the government on industry-led measures to improve player protections with regards to loot boxes in video games.
Find out the basic rules of VAT, how they apply to clubs and associations, and how to treat VAT on subscriptions and other payments.
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 which online gambling free games and bonuses you offer are liable to tax, and how to calculate your liability.
Find out about the Machine Games Duty for Agents online service and how to register.
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