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.
The tax reduces winners’ payouts to 80% and requires operators to deduct the levy at payout.
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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.
Bari’s first-instance tax court ruled that betting centres contractually linked to Stanleybet could use the margin method to calculate their taxable base, according to the report. The court said records of bets, winnings and costs could support that method instead of the forfait method; the case involved weekly software reports and bank documents. An advocate called on Italy’s Customs and Monopolies Agency to calculate tax on that basis.
The Lombardy second-instance tax court ruled on 8 April 2026 that the margin-based tax criterion applies to both licensed and unlicensed betting operators. It upheld the tax liability of a data transmission centre linked to Stanleybet Malta Limited but rejected the tax office’s calculation method, saying the taxable base could be reconstructed analytically or, if needed, indirectly. Lawyer Daniela Agnello said the ruling treats the tax as applying equally to operators.
Cameroon’s 2026 Finance Law, effective 1 January 2026, applies a digital tax to qualifying non-resident platforms serving users in the country, including offshore gambling operators, according to the report. Platforms qualify with at least 1,000 local users or annual revenue of CFA50m or more from Cameroonian users, and face a minimum tax of 3% on local revenue.
Greece introduced higher taxes on online casino and poker winnings on 1 July, with rates rising to 20% for winnings between €100 and €500 and 30% above €500. Finance Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis said the additional revenue would support public services; Hellenic Gaming Commission figures put tax withheld from gambling winnings at €369.4m in the first eight months of 2026, up 27.3% year on year.
Greece raised taxes on online casino winnings from 1 July, setting rates of 20% for winnings between €100 and €500 and 30% above €500. Finance Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis said the higher rates on online casino and poker winnings would help fund public services.