DSWV files complaint against Germany’s coming iGaming tax rate_1
In Germany and the Deutscher Sportwettenverband (DSWV) industry representative has reportedly filed an official complaint concerning the iGaming tax rates contained within the country’s recently-ratified New State Treaty on Gambling.
According to a report from iGamingBusiness.com, the action has been lodged with the European Commission and argues that the coming system represents illegal state aid because it intends to tax the turnover on online poker and slot games at 5.3%, which could be higher than that due to be accessed against land-based operations such as casinos and gaming halls. The source detailed that many industry observers have argued that the proposed system is unworkable and may end up driving local iGaming aficionados into the hands of unlicensed foreign domains.…