PART 4Excise duties and other taxes

Gambling

183Rates of gaming duty

(1)

In section 11(2) of FA 1997 (rates of gaming duty), for the table substitute—
“TABLE

Part of gross gaming yield

Rate

The first £2,242,500

15 per cent

The next £1,546,000

20 per cent

The next £2,707,500

30 per cent

The next £5,714,500

40 per cent

The remainder

50 per cent”.

(2)

The amendment made by this section has effect in relation to accounting periods beginning on or after 1 April 2013.

184Combined bingo

(1)

Section 20A of BGDA 1981 (combined bingo) is amended as follows.

(2)

In subsection (3) for the words from the beginning to “second promoter”)—” substitute “Where money representing such payments (so far as they constituted stakes hazarded in the combined bingo) is paid in an accounting period by one promoter of the bingo (“the first promoter”) to another (“the second promoter”), to the extent that the money is used (directly or indirectly) to provide bingo winnings for combined bingo promoted by the second promoter—”.

(3)

Omit subsection (4).

(4)

The amendments made by this section have effect in relation to accounting periods beginning on or after the day on which this Act is passed.