The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC), is protesting government business rates at a time of heightened pressure for British betting shops, the wider gaming sector and the national economy.
Business rates are a form of business tax charged to ‘non-domestic properties’, essentially a corporate version of the council taxes paid by owners and renters of domestic houses and flats. Rates apply to shops, pubs, warehouses and factories, among other businesses.
The BGC is arguing that the rates system is ‘unfair’ and is contributing to the decline in businesses presence in British high-streets, including betting shops, which have been closing year-over-year with the exception of some companies like BoyleSports.
