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Labour considers up to £3bn tax raid on gambling firms

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Measures could be included in this month 's budget, Labour 's first in 14 years .

Treasury officials are understood to be weighing up proposals to double some of the taxes levied on online casinos and bookmakers.

The call for higher taxes on the 11bn-a-year sector is backed by Derek Webb , a former poker player and casino game inventor, who has funded campaigns for stricter regulation.

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English

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