Key Takeaways
- ARJEL president outlines argument for lowering taxes for online poker.
- Reasons given include a flourishing gray market, a struggling legitimate one, and, subsequently, risking a reduction in tax revenues.
- Operators sustained aggregate losses in 2012 of EUR 68m.
- Switch to GGR tax proposed.
- Changing the law to allow shared player pools recommended.
ARJEL’s 2012 Annual Report, released in late May, is not just a model of reporting excellence and a mine of interesting information—this year, it was also a vehicle for ARJEL Président Jean-François Vilotte to argue for regulatory reform of online gaming.
