Horse racing in Great Britain On 6 October 2001, the Government abolished the turnover-based tax on betting, which had been 9% of the stake or the winnings, the punter having the choice to pay a certain small amount or an uncertain large amount. The tax, now based on gross profit, is now effectively indirectly levied on the punters, the cost being absorbed in the odds that bookmakers offer. The last 10 years in the UK has seen massive growth in online gambling. Punters are now going online to place their bets, where technology gives them access to a greater wealth of information and knowledge. Now
Opposition to the War of 1812 in Britain ending up in the military, leading Britain to have a substantially higher rate of mobilization than even its rival, France. The death rate among those in the military also rose dramatically, further angering the British public. For those not in the military, the war affected the pocketbook. By 1812, almost 35% of income went to taxes, a rate much higher than the tax rates in pervious wars. Given all of this, many in Britain were angered about the start of another war, which some, like William Cobbet of the "Weekly Register", argued was just another way for those who profited