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Namibia High Court orders gambling operators to pay levies

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Namibia’s High Court ordered licensed gambling facilities and the Gambling House Association of Namibia’s members to pay levies on gambling profits, with interest, from December 2021. The court dismissed the association’s bid to prevent the levies until illegal gambling houses were legalised or closed and rejected its challenge to the 2018 Gaming and Entertainment Control Act.

The ruling confirms levy obligations for licensed gambling facilities and association members, including payments dating from December 2021.

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Federal Court orders The Star to pay A$260m for AML/CTF breaches

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