Taxation

Playtech Beats Market Forecasts As US Growth Causes Excellent H1 Revenues

Playtech, the largest global publicly traded online gaming software developer based in Douglas, Isle of Man, should beat market assumptions in 2023 due to excellent revenues throughout the first half of 2023. A...

Ohio’s Sports Betting Handle Exceeds $4 Billion In 2023

Following the announcement that Ohio lawmakers officially passed a measure to legalize retail and online sports wagering in December 2021 and that both officially became legal on the first day of this year, the...

Nevada Breaks Record In July With $1.4 Billion In Gambling Income

The Nevada Gaming Control Board, Nevada’s regulatory body, revealed that Southern Nevada’s players hit casinos so often in July, the most ever in state history, breaking "monthly gaming win records" across the ...

Star Entertainment Group Reveals FY23 Profit; Significantly Reduces Debt

Star Entertainment Group, an Australian-based gambling and entertainment company, revealed yearly earnings on August 29 as business continues to balance and profits grow in every segment, further helping the fi...

PGCB Granted Approval to Two PA Casinos For Gaming Floor Modifications

Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) granted approval to two Pennsylvania casinos for the gaming floor modification. The regulator reportedly allowed Hollywood Casino Morgantown to reduce the number of slot...

Tabcorp Reveals 5% Market Share Growth; Exceeds FY23 Predictions

Tabcorp, a flagship Australian gambling company/provider of betting and gaming products and services based in Melbourne, stake rose over 5% on Thursday following a report of net income $66.5 million after tax, ...

U.S. Sports Betting Handle Hits $250 Billion To Mirror Support of 77% of American Adults

Five years after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled to remove the federal ban on sports betting, the total handle for all 30 U.S. jurisdictions recently reached the threshold of $250 billion, according to reports. Th...

PAGCOR Privatization Expected to Bring $1.1Billion to the Philippines; POGOs Facing License Revocation

The privatization of a chain of the state-owned casinos proposed by Pagcor's Chairman and CEO Alejandro Tengco and approved by the Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr is expected to raise PHP60 billion (US...

The Star Sydney Negotiates Gaming Tax Rates to Generate AU$10 Million For The State in 2024

Australian casino giant Star Entertainment Group has negotiated an agreement with the New South Wales (NSW) state government to have the full implementation of poker machine duty rates in the operator's casinos...

Indian Government Hits iGaming Industry With 28% Tax

It was recently revealed that the Indian government has stated that it would levy a 28% tax on the funds online gaming firms earn from their clients from each game. In addition, companies have so far paid littl...

KHRC Validates Introduction Of Sports Betting For Retail In Kentucky; To Take Effect Concurrently With Beginning Of NFL Season

Yesterday, July 10, it was revealed that the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission (KHRC) has validated the introduction of sports wagering. In addition, it will go into effect when the NFL season officially starts ...