Tag Archives: De Kansspelvereniging op Afstand
Greece – Greek court rules OPAP monopoly is entirely compliant
A Greek court has ruled that the monopoly held by OPAP is completely compliant with EU legislation and that the country’s reforms in terms of online gambling are also completely compliant. The court said that OPAP’s aims to protect Greek players from illegal online operators was central to its ruling. Operators such as William Hill,…
Portugal – RGA verwerpt de Portugese belasting op sportweddenschappen
De Remote Gambling Association (RGA) heeft kennis genomen van het verzet van Santa Casa da Misericordia de Lisboa tegen de plannen van de regering om de markt voor online sportweddenschappen te reguleren, maar de RGA is van mening dat een levensvatbare en concurrerende markt in de toekomst niet alleen ten goede zou komen aan de consumenten en de regering, maar ook Santa Casa. De RGA…
UK – Online gambling tax doomed to fail
A KPMG study, commissioned by The Remote Gambling Association (RGA), has concluded that HM Treasury’s place of consumption tax regime for online gambling is likely to fail to achieve its aims unless the rate of gross profits tax is no higher than 10 per cent and it makes allowances for companies to offset costs associated…
