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Bookies fear budget hit but gaming machine self-harm killed off the old-fashioned shops

Healey is widely expected to raise the rate of Machine Games Duty (MGD) in the budget, a move which could, according to some predictions, lead the closure of thousands of high-street shops with significant knock-on effe…

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Healey is widely expected to raise the rate of Machine Games Duty (MGD) in the budget, a move which could, according to some predictions, lead the closure of thousands of high-street shops with significant knock-on effects for racing’s income from off-course gambling.

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