Betting firms face new tax to fund gambling addiction support, leaked report saysBetting firms may have to pay a new tax to fund support for gambling addicts, according to leaked details of the government’s upcoming gambling white paper. Other reforms, according to the report, include a ban on under-25s betting more than £2 per online spin. The white paper is expected to be published in full in the coming weeks after facing multiple delays. But harmful gambling, the study found, costs the government over a billion pounds a year in direct spending and health impacts. Benton has had the Conservative Party whip suspended while “an investigation is ongoing”, spokesperson for Tory chief whip Simon Hart told the paper.

Source: The Times April 06, 2023 13:15 UTC