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High-street slot machines and casinos could face £460m tax rise under Burnham

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Thinktank finds 43% of the public would support a move by Labour to raise taxes on adult gaming centres

All-night slot machine shops and casinos could face a £460m tax rise if Andy Burnham acts on his concerns about the gambling industry as prime minister, after an influential thinktank found the policy would have public support.

Known by some in the gambling sector as “slot sheds”, adult gaming centres (AGCs) have flooded UK high streets in recent years, disproportionately targeting economically deprived areas.

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