UK lifts Machine Games Duty to 25% on higher-stakes machines, short of feared 40% rate

UK Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey has raised Machine Games Duty (MGD) from 20% to 25% on higher-stakes gaming machines, an increase below the 40% rate floated before Wednesday’s budget. Lower-stakes Category C and D machines found in pubs are exempt, in line with a proposal from the think