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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Rob Davies

Horse racing leaders break ranks to push for higher taxes on online casinos

a close-up shot of jockeys riding horses in a race
Racing industry figures worry the sport has been tarred by association with addictive online gambling. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA

A schism has opened up at the heart of the £11.5bn-a-year gambling industry, after senior figures in horse racing broke ranks and signalled they would no longer object to tougher taxes and regulation of online casinos.

In a surprise development, likely to cause headaches for multibillion-pound companies such as Flutter and Entain, some of the most powerful figures in racing in effect turned their backs on digital slot machine and casino products.

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