Written Question·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·UIN 10779

Gambling: Taxation

Tabled: 23 October 2024

Answered: 5 November 2024

Named Day

Question

Gareth Bacon

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of increasing gambling taxes on employment in (a) high street bookmakers, (b) high street adult gaming centres and (c) bingo halls.

Answer

Stephanie Peacock

The government will consult next year on proposals to bring remote gambling (meaning gambling offered over the internet, telephone, TV and radio) into a single tax, rather than taxing it through a three-tax structure. This will aim to simplify, future-pro...

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