fromwww.theguardian.com
6 days agoAccount closures and restrictions are angering racing punters but there is an answer
Racing enjoyed its biggest win for many years in last month's budget. The threatened harmonisation of duty rates for betting and gaming was not simply seen off, but routed, with the differential between the two rates significantly increased. As an added bonus, meanwhile, racing was excluded from the small rise in the duty rate for bets on football and other sporting events.
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