Rachel Reeves raised remote gaming duty, levied on online casinos, from 21% to 40% from April. And she lifted the levy on online sports betting from 15% to 25%.
The UK has imposed tax rises on most forms of online gambling, one of many piecemeal budget measures designed to plug a hole in the country's public finances.
News from across the pond has revealed British gambling firms poured an eye-watering $2.62 billion into advertising last year - a figure so huge it has triggered fresh calls for the UK government to enforce far stricter taxation on the sector. In ...