Ghana Association of Betting Operators president Kobby Boateng said the association was advocating standardised, predictable tax policies for the country’s betting market. He said operators face difficulties managing tax requirements and that the association had engaged with the Ghana Revenue Authority and Gaming Commission.
Tax policy and compliance requirements affect betting operators’ costs and market planning in Ghana.
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David Bean, acting chair of the Indian Gaming Association, said prediction-market sports betting poses a major threat to tribal gaming. He said the association and the National Congress of American Indians had formed a task force and would consider legal action to defend tribal sovereignty.
The German Automatenunternehmen association urged amusement-machine operators to track municipal budget discussions and engage local decision-makers over entertainment tax. It warned that higher rates could threaten the viability of some locations and recommended early outreach, presenting company data and coordinating with other local businesses.
The Bundesverband Automatenunternehmen (BA), a German amusement-machine operators' association, has advised its members to pay close attention to entertainment tax (Vergnügungssteuer). It cited municipal budget deliberations that are currently under way in many places.
The Court of Justice of Taxation of Sicily’s second instance ruled in a dispute over an ADM assessment concerning games and lotteries for 2016. The assessment, worth about €50,000, was issued against an association; the court found that its legal representative had no personal interest in appealing because no tax claim had been made against him. The ruling did not address the substance of the tax dispute.
The Court of Justice of Taxation of Sicily, sitting at second instance, ruled that the legal representative of an association had no interest in appealing in his own name against an assessment issued by the Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli (ADM). The dispute concerned an ADM assessment on games and lotteries for 2016.
Latvia's State Revenue Service and the association of licensed gambling operators in the country have renewed their mutual cooperation agreement, according to IAUI.
The State Revenue Service (VID) and Latvia's association of licensed gambling operators have renewed their mutual cooperation agreement, the service announced. The service's page carries a publication date of 21.10.2026. Signing for the VID was director general Baiba Šmite-Roķe, while Līga Līce signed in her capacity as a board member of the association of licensed gambling operators in Latvia (LLAB).
Milen Totev, president of Bulgaria’s Association of Organizers of Gaming and Betting Activities, opposed a proposal for a unified betting tax across Europe. He said differing national rules and unresolved questions about collection, distribution and the treatment of licensed operators could create uncertainty; he called for efforts against illegal platforms instead.