Provisional data released by HMRC indicates that July’s remote gaming duty (RGD) receipts increased by more than 108% year-on-year, from £283m [$374m] to nearly £590m [$780m].
In last year’s autumn budget, after much argument and debate, RGD rose from 21% to 40%, general betting duty (GBD) was set to move from 15% to 25%, and bingo duty was abolished.
The increase in GBD will not be effective until 2027, but the other two changes came into force from April 2026.
While HMRC’s annual publication reports the tax yield for all betting and gaming taxes from August 2025 through to the end of Q2 2026, it is the July figure that offers the first chance to assess the impact of the tax rises.
