Key Takeaways
- A UK High Court has said that the Gibraltar Betting and Gaming Association (GBGA) can argue its case against the new point of consumption tax in a judicial review.
- The GBGA argues that “the new tax regime has been introduced in pursuit of an illegitimate aim … to discourage remote gambling operators from moving to foreign jurisdictions and offering their services to UK consumers from those jurisdictions.”
- The GBGA says that the tax will incentivize players to use non-licensed sites, thus leaving the “protected” environment provided by operators licensed within the European Union.
A UK High Court has said that the Gibraltar Betting and Gaming Association (GBGA) can argue its case against the new point of consumption tax in a judicial review.
The ruling that allows the case to proceed stated that it raised “very significant points,” according to a report in eGaming Review.
The GBGA argues that “the new tax regime has been introduced in pursuit of an illegitimate aim … to discourage remote gambling operators from moving to foreign jurisdictions and offering their services to UK consumers from those jurisdictions.”
