British racing warns UK budget gaming tax rise could be 'devastating'

British Horseracing Authority chief Brant Dunshea warned that raising machine games duty on betting-shop gaming terminals from 20% to 25% in the UK budget could prove devastating. He said hundreds, if not thousands, of the UK's roughly 5,500 betting shops risk closure. Racing gets nearly a third of its £350m annual income from betting shops and could lose £57m a year.