Overview

• All four fixtures scheduled for 10 September at Lingfield, Carlisle, Uttoxeter and Kempton have been moved as participants head to Westminster to lobby MPs.
• The Treasury proposal would merge existing duties into a single Remote Betting & Gaming Duty, lifting the rate on online racing wagers from 15% to 21%.
• BHA-commissioned analysis warns of a £66 million first-year income hit for racing, 2,752 jobs at risk and a cumulative £330 million shortfall over five years.
• Industry figures argue higher onshore taxes would drive customers to unregulated sites and encourage firms to relocate, reducing tax receipts and consumer protections.
• Final tax decisions are expected in Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s 26 November budget, with the government still reviewing responses and the Treasury declining to comment.