Bookmakers: Taxation
Commons · Question 96337 · Tabled 2 Dec 2025 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 8 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Vikki Slade
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether telephone bookmakers will be subject to the increase to Remote Gaming Duty to 40% from 1 April 2026.
Answer
Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 8 Dec 2025
Telephone bookmakers will be subject to the new General Betting Duty rate of 25% for remote bets from 1 April 2027. This rate will not include telephone bets placed on UK horseracing, pool bets or spread bets.