Lawmakers in New Jersey have passed legislation to give Atlantic City casinos relief on gaming taxes in an effort to accelerate the industry’s recovery after Covid-19.
Under the legislation currently pending approval from Governor Phil Murphy, casinos will be eligible for a 100 per cent reduction on the eight per cent [...]
The European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) has submitted a formal complaint to the European Commission over the German government’s plan to set a 5.3 per cent tax on online poker and slot stakes.
The Brussels-based trade association said that the proposed tax, which applies only to online operators, would provide [...]
Britain’s betting and gaming industry generated £4.5bn in tax revenue for the UK Treasury in 2019, according to a new study by EY.
The study by EY was commissioned by the Betting and Gaming Council and shows that the industry supported 119,000 jobs in 2019, including 61,000 people who were directly [...]
The Australian state of Victoria is expected to introduce new legislation to increase the point of consumption tax (POCT) paid by sports betting operators.
The state government plans to increase the tax rate from 8 per cent to 10 per cent of net wagering revenue from 1 July, bringing Victoria into [...]
London-listed gaming operator and technology supplier Playtech is proposing to switch its tax residency from the Isle of Man to the United Kingdom.
The board of Playtech has called a general meeting of the company on 18 December to consider the move, which will enable it to hold board and shareholder [...]
New bipartisan legislation has been introduced in Congress to repeal the excise tax applicable to all legal sports bets in the United States.
Representatives Dina Titus and Guy Reschenthaler, co-chairs of the Congressional Gaming Caucus, introduced the legislation Friday to repeal the 0.25 per cent excise tax on all legal sports [...]
The UK’s HM Revenue & Customs tax authority has widened the scope of its investigation into GVC’s former Turkish facing online gambling business.
Last November, a subsidiary of GVC received an order to provide information to HMRC relating to the group's former Turkish online gambling business, which was sold by GVC [...]
The Netherlands has submitted draft legislation to the European Commission setting out the technical requirements for connecting online gambling systems to the new Control Data Bank (CDB) that will be used by authorities for monitoring and verification purposes.
The legislation will allow operators to prepare their applications for the Netherlands licensing [...]
The Italian government has introduced a temporary betting tax to generate funds for sports that have been impacted by the COVID-19 shutdown.
The government aims to raise €90m from the 0.5 per cent tax on sports betting stakes, which applies to all channels and includes betting on virtual sports.
The new tax [...]
London-listed gaming operator GVC Holdings has added its name to the list of gaming companies seeking a refund from UK tax authority HMRC in relation to incorrectly charged value-added tax (VAT).
GVC said Thursday that it could benefit from a refund of approximately £200m of historic VAT incorrectly paid on gaming [...]
London-listed gaming operator William Hill may recover as much as £150m from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) after the UK tax authority confirmed that it will not seek to appeal a tribunal ruling on the application of value-added tax (VAT) on gaming machines.
The Upper Tier Tribunal ruling dismissed HMRC’s appeal [...]
Lawmakers in New Jersey have introduced legislation that would provide significant tax breaks to help Atlantic City casinos recover the COVID-19 shutdown.
The bill would temporarily modify taxes and fees relating to casinos’ land-based operations, and also amends the current law on the use of promotional gaming credits.
The bill would waive [...]