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Labour MPs Demand 40% Machine Games Duty on Slot Machines as Britain Discovers the Treasury Is the Only Gambler That Never Loses

Treasury Announces New Gambling Strategy: The House Always Wins, Particularly When the House Is Parliament LONDON, ENGLAND – Ninety Labour MPs have signed a letter urging Chancellor John Healey to increase Machine Games Duty on Category B gambling machines, with a 40% rate featuring prominently in the debate. According to SBC News’s October 16 report on Labour’s gambling tax campaign, supporters believe higher taxation could discourage harmful gambling while raising…