The Lagos State Lotteries and Gaming Authority said a 5% withholding tax now applies to net winnings on all online platforms licensed in Lagos. Operators must deduct the levy when paying winnings and transfer it to the Lagos State Internal Revenue Service; the measure has taken effect.
Lagos-licensed operators must deduct and remit 5% of players’ net winnings at payout.
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Buenos Aires province will withhold 2% from winnings on online instant-resolution games, Government Minister Carlos Bianco said. The measure covers seven licensed platforms, which must file weekly declarations; the province estimates monthly receipts of ARS 35bn to ARS 40bn. The provincial government said proceeds will support health, education, social development and gambling-harm prevention programmes.
Senegal’s 20% tax on gambling winnings took effect for retail games on 1 November 2025, with digital games brought into the measure in mid-November, according to the report. LONASE reported first-half 2025 profit of CFA20.7bn and revenue of CFA37.2bn, while industry coverage cited an estimate that total gambling revenue could reach about $2.1bn by 2026.
Senegal introduced a 20% tax on gambling winnings under Law No. 17/2025, LONASE said in a notice. The tax began on physical sales from 1 November 2025 and on the digital channel in mid-November, with the levy deducted at payout. The notice said winners receive 80% of their prize, while the remaining share goes to the state.
Rome’s tax court applied the margin method to Stanleybet and its data transmission centres, following a principle set out by Italy’s Court of Cassation, according to the report. The court said documented bets, winnings and financial flows could support calculation of the taxable margin even without connection to the national totalisator.
The Perugia tax court ruled in several cases that the margin-based tax method can apply to betting centres not connected to the national betting system when records detail stakes and winnings. It annulled tax assessments based on an estimated calculation, after the centres supplied evidence of their activity; Italy’s Customs and Monopolies Agency had argued for an alternative statutory method.