Top Trending: British Horse Racing to Shut Down Wednesday

Wednesday September 10 will mark a first as British horse racing is set to shut down.   This has never happened before.  Scroll down for all of the latest gambling headlines and top trending stories here at Gambling911.com. 

Jockeys, trainers and racecourses are set to stage their first strike, protesting a government review that could raise taxes on remote bets. The stoppage marks the first time the sport has voluntarily halted racing in its history.

Britain's Treasury is consulting on proposals to harmonise three separate remote betting duties, a move that the racing industry has said could lift the tax on horse racing wagers from 15% to 21% — in line with online casinos.

Britain's government said it had "no plans" to change a current tax exemption for bets placed at racecourses and that its wider review was aimed at "levelling the playing field and simplifying the system".

The strike is only going to be for one day with canceled races to be rescheduled at a later date.  There is no indication that the strike will continue beyond Wednesday. 

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