27 November 2025 Evoke

William Hill parent company evoke has declared it will have to cut thousands of jobs after Chancellor Rachel Reeves increased Remote Gaming Duty from 21% to 40% in her 2025...

26 November 2025 gambling tax

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has hit the UK gambling industry with a sweeping revision of its tax obligations which will see online gambling rates increase to as much as 40%. The...

25 November 2025 FY25

The British gambling industry has flourished over the last fiscal year, generating £16.8 billion after winnings had been settled, producing a healthy 7.3% increase in gross gaming yield year-on-year. Those...

24 November 2025 budget

All the speculation around a rise in UK gambling tax duties will end on Wednesday (November 26) with the announcement of Labour’s Budget by Chancellor Rachel Reeves. It certainly seems...

21 November 2025 Evoke

With the threat of a tax hike hanging over the UK’s gambling industry, some of its biggest operators are tightening their belts and taking evasive actions. Sky Bet’s parent company...

12 November 2025 gambling tax

UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has given the biggest indication yet that there will be a hike in gambling tax rates in this month’s Budget, due to be delivered...

The UK Betting & Gaming Council (BGC) has launched its latest volley towards Chancellor Rachel Reeves in an attempt to encourage an urgent rethink over proposed gambling tax hikes in...

27 October 2025 BHA

The British Horseracing Authority has published an open letter to Rachel Reeves signed by 363 professionals within the industry, asking the labour Chancellor not to introduce a proposed tax hike...

20 October 2025 Betfred

Betfred has become the latest high-profile British betting brand to warn of mass shop closures and huge job losses should chancellor Rachel Reeves introduce tax hikes in November’s budget. Fred...

16 October 2025 gambling tax

The future of high street betting shops in the UK looks exceedingly murky following the news that Paddy Power is to close 57 of its retail outlets. The Flutter-owned betting...