Guidance

Excise Duty � Gambling Duty rates

Updated 30 September 2022

Gambling duties

Bingo Duty

Tax year 2022 to 2023
Percentage of bingo promotion profits 10%

Gaming Duty

Gross gaming yield Accounting periods beginning on or after 1 April 2022
Tax rate
The first £2,686,000 Ìý 15%
The next £1,852,000 Ìý 20%
The next £3,243,000 Ìý 30%
The next £6,845,000 Ìý 40%
Remainder Ìý 50%

General Betting Duty

Tax year 2022 to 2023
Percentage of ‘net stake receipts� (essentially the gross profits from bookmaking)
for fixed odds bets and totalisator on horse or dog races
15%
Percentage of ‘net stake receipts� for financial spread bets 3%
Percentage of ‘net stake receipts� for all other spread bets 10%

Read about General Betting Duty.

Lottery Duty

Tax year 2022 to 2023
Percentage of the price paid or payable on taking a ticket or chance in a lottery 12%

Read about Lottery Duty.

Machine Games Duty

Cost of play and cash prize levels Tax year 2022 to 2023
Percentage of the net takings from dutiable machine games with a maximum cost of play
not more than 20p and a maximum cash prize not more than £10
5%
Percentage of net takings from machines which are not Type 1 machines but where the
cost to play cannot exceed £5
20%
Percentage of net takings from dutiable machine games where the maximum cost to play
can exceed £5
25%

Read about Machine Games Duty.

Pool Betting Duty

Tax year 2022 to 2023
Promoter’s net pool betting receipts from dutiable pool bets in an accounting period 15%

Read about Pool Betting Duty.

Remote Gaming Duty

Tax year 2022 to 2023
Percentage of remote gaming profits 21%

Read about Remote Gaming Duty.