The UK Gambling Commission has clarified the rates each licensee will have to pay for the new statutory levy, which the government hopes will raise £100 million (€115.3 million/$130.7 million) for harm prevention against gambling.
The UK statutory levy came into effect on 6 April, having been included in the previous government’s Gambling Act white paper in 2023 with the belief operators weren’t paying their fair share to support gambling harms under the voluntary levy.
Gambling minister Baroness Twycross told the Betting & Gaming Council’s (BGC) AGM in February the new UK statutory levy was a “huge step forward” for the gambling sector, with the hope it will reduce problem gambling.
On Monday (7 April), the Gambling Commission released an update on the levy including the rates each licence holder will be required to pay, with online gambling generally set to face the highest rate.
What are the statutory rates?
The statutory levy rates are as follows:
Online gambling licence typ..