However, HMRC ruled that machines do not include an element of chance
British Government decides against tax
2010-08-04
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However, HMRC has ruled that the machines do not include an element of chance. In reference to the Monopoly and Cluedo games in particular, the report said: "This is because the random number generator portrayed as a 'dice' does not affect the player's chance of winning."
The new tax would have cost the industry us$ 134.5 million, or us$ 3,956 per pub, the British Beer & Pub Association estimated.
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