European Gaming and Betting Association says it’s asked the European Commission to investigate a German proposal to levy an extra tax on online poker and slots stakes that it says may breach state aid rules.
- EGBA comments in press release on state aid complaint
- Tax of 5.3% “will provide a substantial and unfair tax advantage to the country’s land-based gambling establishments”
- Online operators would be taxed in Germany “at rates 4 to 5 times higher” than offline companies
- Tax would grant subsidy of EU741M for offline firms
- German levy isn’t final
- European Commission didn’t immediately reply to a request for ...
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