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Entain expects £25m impact from UK machine games duty increase

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Entain expects the UK's new 25% machine games duty rate to cost it £25m, according to a report published on 28 October 2026. The company reportedly expects to mitigate the effect by the end of 2028 and said it could gain share in the UK retail market.

Entain’s expected tax cost and mitigation plan could shape its UK retail strategy and competitors’ expectations of market share.

End-of-day close Entain (ENT), GBp, to 27 October 2026
Story date14 September 202627 October 2026

Cite as: SectorWire, “Entain expects £25m impact from UK machine games duty increase”, https://sectorwire.news/item/entain-expects-25m-impact-from-uk-machine-games-duty-increase/

Latest reported results

Entain LSE: ENT

Financial year ended 31 December 2025

Revenue
GBP 5.26bn
Operating income
GBP 495.7m

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