Gambling duties

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Pay Machine Games Duty

How to pay Machine Games Duty: payment reference number, online, Bacs or CHAPS, Direct Debit, cheque or your bank.
Machine Games Duty

Machine Games Duty (MGD): what you pay it on, how to register, filing your return and changing your details.
File your gambling tax return

Log in to your HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) online account and file your General Betting Duty, Pool Betting Duty or Remote Gaming Duty returns
Register for gambling tax

Use this service to register to for General Betting Duty (GBD), [Pool Betting Duty (PBD) or Remote Gaming Duty (RGD).
Register a business for Machine Games Duty

Tell HM Revenue and Customs about a business you want to register for Machine Games Duty using form MGD1.

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