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Taken for a ride!
Daily Star
|January 29, 2026
SECRET PLAN TO HIKE FEES FOR BOOKIES
RACING fans face a whipping after Government plans to launch a new tax raid on betting were leaked in a civil service bungle.
Documents published online show Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy plans to raise licence fees for bookmakers by up to 30%. That would cost them £8million a year.
Experts warn they could pass it on to punters by cutting odds and free bets.
This story is from the January 29, 2026 edition of Daily Star.
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