Forecasting Portugal’s Online Poker Market Part 1 Forecasting Portugal’s Online Poker Market Part 1
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Key Takeaways
  • Portuguese gaming tax calculations make entering the soon to be regulated market a tough decision.
  • Punishing marginal tax rates which could deter mid size market entrants could drastically affect the dynamics of the market.

The usual issues that are considered in coming up with a market forecast look to be dwarfed by the impact of tax when nationally regulated online poker begins in Portugal in just over five month’s time.

In this first of two articles, the impact of the specific issue of proposed variable tax rates is considered.