Panama’s General Directorate of Revenue provided taxpayer guidance at Albrook Mall on a tax moratorium established by Law 446 of 28 October 2024. The moratorium runs until 31 December 2024 and allows eligible taxpayers to pay the nominal balance of outstanding debts.
The moratorium’s deadline and covered taxes affect gaming businesses with eligible tax arrears in Panama.
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The Curaçao Gaming Authority issued guidance requiring licensed business-to-consumer gaming companies to make player terms clearer and explain verification and financial-crime monitoring processes upfront, according to a media report. The report says enforcement is due to begin in October, with a transition period for operators to update customer agreements.
The US Internal Revenue Service has not issued guidance on how prediction market winnings and losses should be taxed in 2026. Tax experts say outcomes could fall under gambling income, capital gains or Section 1256 contract treatment, while the CFTC classifies event contracts as swaps rather than gambling.
Brazilian rules require betting operators to provide users with a ComprovaBet report covering net gains or losses and account balances for the relevant year. Operators were required to make the 2025 report available by 27 February 2026, and bettors must submit their annual income tax returns by 29 May.
Reportedly, FDJ United lowered its 2026 guidance for the second time in three months after revenue fell 5.6% to €2.58bn in the nine months to September. The group now expects a mid-single digit revenue decline and a low-single digit fall in GGR, including more than €70m in additional gaming taxes.
Haiti’s official journal published three legal instruments creating the National Gaming Authority (ANJHA) and setting rules for gambling operations and taxation. The framework provides for online gambling licences and a monthly payment of 5% of gross gaming revenue; online operators also face an annual licence fee of five million Gourdes.
Haiti has created a national gaming regulator and set out licensing rules and a tax framework for gambling operators. The measures appeared in the official journal Le Moniteur as three legal instruments, covering regulation, gambling operations and taxation.