1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (562+ words) Proposal to protect vulnerable and stop money laundering could affect Premier League clubs and Formula One Unlicensed casinos could be banned from sponsoring sports teams in the UK from next year, in a move that poses financial questions for Premier…...

2+ mon, 19+ hour ago   (975+ words) Government to launch consultation after Everton’s deal with Stake.com went ahead amid warnings from Gambling Commission Ministers are poised to launch a crackdown on unlicensed casinos sponsoring British sports teams, amid criticism that a delay to the proposals has…...

9+ mon, 2+ week ago   (627+ words) The chancellor almost doubled remote gaming duty in Wednesday’s budget, taking it to 40% from April next year Budget 2025 – live updates Online casinos and bookmakers will pay billions of pounds more in tax under a steep rise in duties levied on…...

10+ mon, 5+ day ago   (587+ words) Treasury select committee calls for higher duties on most addictive forms, such as high-street slots and online games The chancellor should ignore “scaremongering” by gambling firms and raise taxes on the £11bn sector’s most harmful products, MPs on the influential Treasury…...

10+ mon, 3+ week ago   (505+ words) Levies thought to be under consideration will kill profits, say bosses, as gambling firms ramp up lobbying efforts Betfred has said it will close all 1,287 of its high street betting shops if Rachel Reeves raises taxes on the gambling industry…...

11+ mon, 6+ hour ago   (497+ words) Evoke considering the plans before expected tax increases in budget, with up to 1,500 jobs potentially affected The debt-laden company behind William Hill is considering closing up to 200 betting shops if Rachel Reeves’s autumn budget raises taxes on the gambling sector....

11+ mon, 10+ hour ago   (497+ words) Evoke considering the plans before expected tax increases in budget, with up to 1,500 jobs potentially affected The debt-laden company behind William Hill is considering closing up to 200 betting shops if Rachel Reeves’s autumn budget raises taxes on the gambling sector....

11+ mon, 1+ week ago   (731+ words) Billionaire suing Gambling Commission for up to £1.3bn over licence award, with payout potentially funded by the taxpayer The media billionaire Richard Desmond will begin a bitter courtroom battle with the Gambling Commission this week that could cost taxpayers hundreds of…...

11+ mon, 3+ day ago   (424+ words) Media mogul to urge court to ‘err on side of generosity’ in claim that could be funded by taxpayers if he wins The billionaire media mogul Richard Desmond will urge a court to “err on the side of generosity” in…...

11+ mon, 3+ week ago   (757+ words) Chancellor’s invitation criticised as ‘strange timing’ with Treasury looking at whether to raise duties on £12bn sector Rachel Reeves has been urged to cancel plans to be the guest of honour at an event hosted by the chief lobbyist of the…...