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Responsible Gambling Trust

- 22 May 2012

  On Tuesday 17 April 2012 at Aspers Casino Westfield Stratford City, London - Britain's newest and largest casino - the Responsible Gambling Trust (RGT) was officially launched following the merger of The GREaT Foundation and Responsible Gambling Fund.   The RGT is a national charity committed...

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Betting: Split Premises - 'an artificial compromise'

- 13 February 2012

  An application heard in Cheltenham last week by Ladbrokes to effectively split its existing betting office at its Winchcombe Street office in Cheltenham into two separate adjacent outlets has been refused.  The application received objections...

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VAT on bingo and amusement machines - HMRC update

- 07 December 2011

Following the successful challenge by Rank at the ECJ over the treatment of VAT on bingo and amusement machines (see LINK), HM Revenue and Customs yesterday issued a Brief as their immediate response to the decision which can be found here. It’s commentary on the implications of the decision...

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Rank Overpaid VAT on Bingo

- 11 November 2011

The European Court of Justice (‘ECJ’) yesterday backed Ranks claims that it overpaid VAT on bingo and amusement machines. Rank has been at loggerheads with the UK tax authorities for a number of years winning various court cases in the UK.  Following an appeal by HMRC, the ECJ has...

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