Sports BettingSBC News · 4h ago
BGC’s big hitters ask for pause on UK general betting tax hike
By Patrick Killeen•October 15, 2026
The brief
The UK’s biggest bookmakers have called for the Government to pause the planned increase in General Betting Duty (GBD) as part of its lobbying attempts against a potential Machine Games Duty (MGD) rise. A letter penned by some of the biggest members of the Betting and Gaming Council (BGC), the UK’s gambling trade body…
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