Online betting tax 'should be at level reflecting harm'

THE Government should not “cave in to industry scaremongering” and tax online betting games at a rate that reflects their harm, MPs have said.

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Online betting can lead to harmful, addictive, high-frequency gambling that brings no benefits to people, families and communities, the Treasury Committee said.

It has urged the Government to “more sharply recognise that different types of gambling inflict different levels of harm”, and said this should be reflected in its approach to taxation.