Tax hike 'could boost dodgy sites'

RACHEL Reeves' planned gambling tax crackdown could boost criminals' winnings, a report warned.

- by NADEEM BADSHAH

A levy rise by the Lettuce 2.0 Chancellor on the £7billion sector may push some punters to black market websites.

And the move could leave players more vulnerable and deprive the Treasury of tax receipts for its coffers, the study by finance firm PricewaterhouseCoopers said.