Kenya’s Betting Control and Licensing Board has proposed a 15% tax on betting firms’ gross gaming revenue and an additional monthly charge of 1% on the same revenue. The proposals are included in the Gambling Control Bill 2023, which the source says must be made available for public review before it goes to Parliament.
If adopted, the proposed charges would add to betting firms’ existing tax obligations in Kenya.
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Italy’s 2027 budget bill would place LAN gaming halls under ADM authorisation and taxation, while banning betting on site. It would require at least 20 stations and tax each on deemed annual income of €15,000, or €25,000 for large simulators; IIDEA has asked for the provision’s withdrawal, citing disproportionate costs. The bill is before the Chamber of Deputies, with amendments due 17 November.
Italy’s 2027 budget bill would reportedly bring LAN gaming halls under ADM licensing and taxation. The bill would ban betting at the venues, which offer no cash prizes.
Conflavoro PMI proposed raising Italy’s single tax rates on remote skill games by five percentage points from 1 January 2028 in a submission on the 2027 Budget. The confederation estimates the increase would raise €150 million annually, earmarked as a funding source for its proposed tax relief on reinvested company profits.
Conflavoro PMI has proposed a five-percentage-point increase in Italy's single tax rates on remote skill games from 1 January 2028, estimating it would raise €150m a year. The confederation included the proposal in a submission to the joint budget committees of the Chamber of Deputies and Senate during hearings on the 2027 Budget.
Conflavoro PMI presented a proposal at parliamentary hearings on Italy’s 2027 budget to exempt some retained profits from taxable income. Its “Utile Zero” plan would apply when profits are reinvested within two tax periods, with relief capped at 200,000 euros, 500,000 euros or 1 million euros according to revenue; the proposal identifies an increase in tax on online skill games as part of its funding.
Conflavoro PMI proposed tax relief for reinvested profits at parliamentary hearings on Italy’s 2027 budget, with a higher tax on online skill games among the proposed sources of funding.
North Carolina lawmakers have reportedly agreed to expand the allocation of sports betting tax revenue to include the University of North Carolina and North Carolina State University. The budget framework would also raise the operator tax rate from 18% to 23% from 1 July, but the measure still requires final approval and the governor’s signature.
Estonia’s Ministry of Finance said two licence applications had been submitted since the online gambling tax reduction began, but both remained under review. One other operator had withdrawn its application, while MP Tanel Tein said approvals could take six to 10 months and the reform’s effects would take time to assess.