Gambling in the United Kingdom a licence to sell alcohol to facilitate betting on the premises. Most pubs in the UK have a one-armed bandit of one kind or another, but the prizes are strictly controlled. The law allows larger prizes in private clubs. "Betting duty" at 6.75% was applied to sports bets until 2001 when it was replaced by a 15% tax on gross profits. From 1 December 2014, the Gambling (Licensing & Advertising) Bill will change the taxation of remote gambling from a 'place of supply' basis to a 'point of consumption' basis. The betting industry alone is reported to contribute £6 billion
Estate tax in the United States person, and it provided a top tax rate of 35 percent for the years 2011 and 2012. On January 1, 2013, the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 was passed which permanently establishes an exemption of $5 million (as 2011 basis with inflation adjustment) per person for U.S. citizens and residents, with a maximum tax rate of 40% for the year 2013 and beyond. The permanence of this regulation is not ensured: the fiscal year 2014 budget called for lowering the estate tax exclusion, the generation-skipping transfer tax and the gift-tax exemption back to levels of 2009 as of the