Part I Betting Duties

General betting duty

5ABF3F1F2Betting exchanges

1

This section applies where—

a

one person makes a bet with another person using facilities provided by a third person in the course of a business, and

b

that business is one that does not involve the provision of premises for use by persons making or taking bets.

2

General betting duty shall be charged on the amounts (“commission charges”) that the parties to the bet are charged, whether by deduction from winnings or otherwise, for using those facilities.

3

No deductions shall be allowed from commission charges.

4

The amount of duty charged under this section in respect of bets determined in an accounting period shall be 15 per cent of the commission charges relating to those bets.

5

For the purposes of this section, and section 5B(4) so far as relating to this section, a person who arranges for facilities relating to a bet to be provided by another person shall be treated as providing them himself (and the other person shall not).