Part I Betting Duties

General betting duty

F12 Bookmakers: general bets

(1)

General betting duty shall be charged on a bet made with a bookmaker who is in the United Kingdom.

(2)

Subsection (1) does not apply to—

(a)

an on-course bet,

(b)

a spread bet, F2or

(c)

a bet made by way of pool betting, F3. . .

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(3)

The amount of duty charged in respect of bets made with a bookmaker in an accounting period shall be 15 per cent. of the amount of his net stake receipts for that period.