Key Takeaways
- The Dutch Labour party (PvdA) has threatened to withdraw its support from new gaming laws unless the discrepancy in tax rates between live and internet gambling is resolved.
- The new laws, due to be implemented next year, establish a lower tax rate of 20% on internet operators. Land based casinos will continue to pay current rates of 29%.
- The PvdA is in coalition government with the People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), and the final legislative stages of the new laws will need their support.
The Dutch Labour party (PvdA) has threatened to withdraw its support from new gaming laws unless the discrepancy in tax rates between live and internet gambling is resolved.
