Estonia’s parliament gave final approval to a bill cutting the remote gambling tax, reportedly on Wednesday. The measure reduces the rate from 6% to 4% by 2029 and passed by 51 votes to 31, with one abstention. The bill also increases oversight of gambling licensees and includes measures on crypto assets and cultural funding.
Operators in Estonia face a planned reduction in remote gambling tax from 6% to 4% by 2029.
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Estonia’s parliament was due to hold a final vote on an amendment to the Gambling Tax Act on 10 February, according to the report. The amendment would apply a 5.5% tax to remote games of chance and skill from 1 March 2026, after an earlier wording error left online casino operators effectively exempt; the change would not apply retroactively.
Estonian lawmakers are preparing an amendment to restore the 5.5% tax on remote gambling from 1 March 2026, according to a media report. The proposal would correct wording that left online gambling outside the tax rules; lawmakers expected to adopt it by the end of February. The tax is expected to raise about €27 million in 2026.
Estonia’s Riigikogu is preparing an amendment to restore gambling tax on remote casino games after a law that took effect on 1 January left them outside its tax wording. The proposal would apply a uniform 5.5% rate to remote games of chance and skill, with the Finance Committee setting 1 March 2026 as the intended effective date. Committee members said the omission was a drafting error, and company legal representatives agreed it was not intended as a tax exemption.
Trinidad and Tobago’s House of Representatives approved legislation to establish licensing and regulation for remote gambling, the report said. Finance Minister Davendranath Tancoo said regulated gaming generated about $72.66 million in 2025 and $71.3 million so far in 2026. The Senate was expected to consider the proposal next.
Dutch trade body VNLOK said its sector analysis found €43.5 million less tax was paid on online gambling in 2025 than in 2024. The gambling tax rate rose from 30.5% to 34.2% in 2025 and is due to reach 37.8% in 2026; VNLOK and other groups have asked lawmakers to seek an evaluation by the second quarter of 2026.