By 
Terry Davis ·
There was no mention of the potential implementation of a point of consumption tax on corporate bookmakers in Victoria in the Australian state’s 2018-19 budget, which was introduced on Tuesday,…
By 
Robert Johnson ·
Kenya’s current 35% tax on betting and gaming services could be scrapped by the government in favor of a 15% one under growing pressure from the country’s gambling industry. Local…
By Robert Johnson ·
The Constitutional Court of Belgium annulled on Thursday a 2016 constitutional amendment under which online gambling operators were required to pay a 21% value-added tax on their Belgian operations. Belgium…
By Robert Johnson ·
The UK Court of Appeal rejected an appeal lodged by Ladbrokes in relation to the gambling operator’s decade-long £71-million tax avoidance battle with HM Revenue and Customs, City A.M. reports.…
By Robert Johnson ·
Gibraltar-based online gambling operator 888 Holdings is considering its exit from Germany after a recent court ruling banned its operations in the country and due to uncertainty over a potential…
By 
Anthony Huber ·
The State of Massachusetts has collected $5.5 million from slot taxes in February, 82 per cent of which is intended for the Local Aid fund. In its monthly revenue report…
By Anthony Huber ·
Delaware Governor John Carney has agreed that discussions about the proposed casino tax relief reform should not be delayed any longer. At a Wednesday meeting of the Senate Finance Committee,…
By Robert Johnson ·
The Delaware Senate Finance Committee could consider on Wednesday a bill that calls for a significant cut to the current tax the state’s three casinos are required to pay annually.…
By Robert Johnson ·
The government of Sweden collected the total amount of SEK6.4 billion in tax revenue from regulated gambling services in 2017, Lotteriinspektionen, the nation’s gambling regulator, announced earlier this week. Svenska…
By Robert Johnson ·
One of GVC Holdings’ online sports betting brands has received an unexpectedly high tax bill, following an audit by Greece’s taxman. The €186.77-million tax bill was addressed to Sportingbet, which…
By Terry Davis ·
Kenyan sport betting operator SportPesa will appeal a High Court ruling from last week, according to which the government of Kenya had not breached Constitution by introducing a 35% tax…
By Robert Johnson ·
Kenyan betting operator SportPesa began informing local sports clubs that it would withdraw its sponsorship following a High Court ruling issued yesterday that supported the upcoming implementation of a betting…
By Robert Johnson ·
Broadly debated betting tax hike was rejected by the Irish Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe, local media reported on Wednesday. Betting operators will still be taxed on 1% on their…
By Anthony Huber ·
The Government’s Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has unveiled a second round of proposals related to the Horserace Betting Levy reform. However, the measures proposed by the DCMS…
By Anthony Huber ·
Officials from the Victorian horse racing industry have raised a red flag that new online betting taxes could have negative influence on the operators’ performance in the market, which on…
By Terry Davis ·
Granting Carl Icahn $5.6 million from New Jersey’s alternative investment tax fund for the planned demolition of the shuttered Trump Plaza casino resort could be crucial for Atlantic City’s revitalization,…
By Robert Johnson ·
The Maltese government has recently approved a measure that would allow for betting on events, including sports ones, to be exempt from Value Added Tax, local news outlet Times of…
By Terry Davis ·
Victoria-facing online gambling operators have reportedly launched lobbying efforts against the potential implementation of a 15% point of consumption tax, news outlet The Sydney Morning Herald reported earlier today. If…
By Robert Johnson ·
The Dutch Lower House approved earlier this week the previously proposed temporary increase of the tax paid by regulated gambling operators servicing local customers, Dutch gambling news outlet GaminginHolland reported…
By Robert Johnson ·
A report compiled by consulting firm KPMG and commissioned by the Remote Gambling Association (RGA) estimates that Brazil’s online gambling market could be worth R$6.7 billion ($2.1 billion), if regulated…
By Terry Davis ·
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn, who owns the shuttered Trump Plaza casino resort in Atlantic City, proposed the use of tax funds casinos annually pay to the city for the pending…
By Robert Johnson ·
The Trinidad and Tobago Finance Minister, Colm Imbert, said on Friday that the temporary taxation regime on gambling could become permanent, if the Opposition continues throwing criticism at the proposed…
By Terry Davis ·
The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) released on Sunday the so-called Paradise Papers, a trove of 13.4 million leaked files that expose the offshore interests and activities of some…
By Robert Johnson ·
Hopes are being pinned on a new House budget deficit plan that will try to end Pennsylvania’s prolonged budget impasse, local media reported on Thursday. The state government approved in…
By Terry Davis ·
The multiple delays in the introduction of the Netherlands’ new gambling regulatory framework have taken their toll, as the Dutch government announced earlier this week plans to implement a temporary…
By Robert Johnson ·
Codeta has become yet another online gambling brand to join the mass departure of international iGaming operators from the Australian market. Online gambling affiliates promoting the casino have been informed…
By Robert Johnson ·
Early this year, the Czech Republic adopted new gambling laws after a thorough overhaul of its existing legislative framework. The country was among several member states to have been scolded…
By Robert Johnson ·
A broadly discussed tax on freeplays and related discounts used by UK-facing online gambling operators to acquire and retain customers will be imposed as from August 1, 2017, despite previously…
By Robert Johnson ·
Online sportsbook operator SportPesa has reportedly filed a lawsuit, contesting the Kenyan government’s decision to raise annual gambling taxes to 35% on net revenue. Here it is important to note…
By Robert Johnson ·
Casino operator NagaCorp Ltd may be forced to pay additional non-gaming taxes estimated to $16.6 million in 2017. The amount corresponds to the added tax obligation the company applied in…