Inside Britain's 'slot farms': the high-speed machines targeted by the budget
Chancellor John Healey raises machine games duty to 25% as gamblers in Great Britain lost £2.7bn on slot machines last year; critics say AGCs target vulnerable people
Chancellor John Healey's inaugural budget this week raised the tax on slot machines from 20% to 25%, a move he said would bring in nearly £150m a year, as the machines, which gamblers in Great Britain lost £2.7bn on last year, come under scrutiny over their prevalence on high streets and association with higher rates of problem gambling.