Written Question·Treasury·UIN 109141

Betting Shops and Casinos: Business Rates

Tabled: 28 January 2026

Answered: 5 February 2026

Question

Sir James Cleverly

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Non-Domestic Rating (Definition of Qualifying Retail, Hospitality or Leisure Hereditament) Regulations 2025, for what reason casinos and gambling clubs are eligible for the new business rate re

Answer

Dan Tomlinson

In October 2024, the Government laid a statutory instrument defining the retail, hospitality and leisure (RHL) properties that will be eligible for new, lower business rates multipliers from April 2026. Since they were announced at Budget 2024, the Govern...

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