Taxation

Rank makes a significant contribution to the UK economy through tax and employment, as well as principally benefiting the economies of Spain, Gibraltar and Mauritius through businesses based in or operating in those territories.

You can read further details of Rank’s published tax strategy below.

UK tax regime

The UK’s digital gambling market is fast moving, competitive and subject to strict regulation, but is still structurally attractive in size with clear headroom for us to grow our brands.

Gaming duty/ Gross profits tax
Mecca
Category B3 gaming machines20%
Category C gaming machines20%
Category D gaming machines5%
Main stage bingo10%
Interval bingo10%
Grosvenor Casinos
Casino games and poker
(tax on gaming win in a six-month period)
15% – £0 to £2,686k
20% – £2,686k to £4,538k
30% – £4,538k to £7,781k
40% – £7,781k to £14,626k
50% – over £14,626k
Category B1 gaming machines20%
Digital
meccabingo.com*21%
grosvenorcasinos.com*21%
Sportsbook15%
* Rank’s online business is based offshore (Gibraltar) and is subject to UK and Gibraltar remote gaming duty

Spanish tax regime

Bingo duty1Remote Gaming DutyLicence (annual average)
Bingo tax set by region3.75% to 15%
Category B2/3 gaming machines€4,610
Multi-post electronics€19,540
enracha.es and YoBingo.es20%
1 Calculated as a percentage of stake