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_2020-12-17
The Philippines continues to focus on the gambling industry to raise revenue to fund the government’s coronavirus response, this time passing a law to tax the country’s popular online cockfighting industry.

_2020-10-05
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a bill into law that will require casino operators to step up their identification of patrons in a bid to improve tax revenue.

_2020-07-27
The Shambala casino in Russia’s Primorye gambling zone is planning to open in the next few months, becoming the second IR in the region, according to a statement from the Primorye Territory Development Corporation.

_2020-06-08
Gaming taxes collected by the Macau government between January and May fell 56.5 percent year-on-year to MOP21 million (US$2.6 million), according to

_2020-06-04
Only a handful of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations (POGOs) have been allowed to resume operations, with applications of others denied, or tempora

_2020-05-25
Not one POGO operator has been given the green light to operate as of now, with all of them instructed to pay their mandatory tax obligations before b

_2020-05-14
Covid-19’s impact on GGR has continued to impact Macau’s gaming tax revenues, which fell 47.9 percent year-on-year to MOP20.5 billion (US$2.6 bill

_2018-03-06
The Nepal government has issued a three day ultimatum to casinos that have failed to pay required taxes and royalties, local media reports. “We have

_2018-02-28
The Primoyre government confirmed it will not double gambling taxes and said it plans to soon hold new auctions for vacant land plots. The bill was pa

_2018-02-24
Australian betting exchange Betfair warns that “point-of-consumption” taxes could harm the integrity of racing and sports if it pushes punters to

_2018-02-14
The Primorye Gaming Zone in Russia has decided against the doubling of gambling taxes in the region, with fears that it would scare away foreign inves

_2018-01-28
The government of Maharashtra has initiated a process to recover more than Rs. 933 crores (US$142 million) in taxes from the lotteries of Arunachal Pr