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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Rob Davies

Labour poised to announce £100m levy on gambling companies

Outside of a branch of William Hill bookmakers
Charity GambleAware is said to be vying with a government unit as the preferred destination for funds. Photograph: Joel Goodman/The Guardian

Casinos and bookmakers in Great Britain will be forced to pay a £100m-a-year levy to fund research, education and treatment of gambling harms, under government plans to be announced as soon as this week.

Labour is understood to be poised to rubber-stamp the previous government’s proposal to do away with a voluntary system that allows industry operators to choose how much to donate to tackle damage caused by gambling and which organisations should receive the money.

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