HC Deb 17 March 1999 vol 327 c657W
Mr. Cox

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the tax revenue raised by his Department during 1998 from gambling on machines in the United Kingdom. [76052]

Mrs. Roche

The receipts from excise duty on amusement machine licences in 1998 were £142 1 million. This figure was published by HM Customs and Excise in their "Receipts for Betting, Gaming and Lottery Duties Bulletin: January 1999", published on 16 February 1999.