Lotteries In 1933 the French parliament authorised the establishment of a national lottery. Initially the profits were allocated to accredited public causes such as the war veterans’ retirement fund and assistance for victims of agricultural disasters. In 1979, the French … Read More
Taxes Gambling organizers, including operators of gambling money-winning machines, pay game tax in accordance with the following rules: Gambling organizers assess, return and pay game tax on their own initiative (self-assessment). Game tax is treated as an expense for accounting … Read More
Lotteries Finland’s National Lottery is operated by the state owned company Oy Veikkaus, and its license allows it to operate lotteries, pools and betting games under the Lotteries Act (1047/2001) which has been in force since 1 January 2002. The … Read More
Taxes Games of chance are an important source of revenue for the state. The winnings from lotteries took place in Greece as well as gains from predictions concerning football matches (Greek: PROPO) are subjected, after a deduction of 100 euros … Read More
Casino Gaming The casino properties in Estonia in 2005 included an aggregate of approximately 75 tables and just fewer than 2,200 slots. In the period from 1992 to 2005, fifty-seven casinos opened in Estonia, operated by fifteen different companies, the … Read More
Definitions Games of Chance Differing notions exist concerning games such as games of chance (Glücksspiel) or prize games (Gewinnspiel) or games of skill (Geschicklichkeitsspiele). Only objective criteria may be used to determine whether a game should be designated as a … Read More
Abraham Lincoln, also released under the title D. W. Griffith’s “Abraham Lincoln”, is a 1930 Pre-Code biographical film about American president Abraham Lincoln directed by D. W. Griffith. It stars Walter Huston as Lincoln and Una Merkel, in her second … Read More
Lotteries Dansk Tipstjeneste is the largest supplier in the Danish lottery gaming market. Other companies include the fully owned limited liability company The Danish Class Lottery (Klasselotteriet) and the not-for-profit charity lotteries, Varelotteriet and Landbrugslotteriet. Total lottery sales more than … Read More
Taxes (All of the information provided in this section are taken from the joint contribution of the Ministries of Interior, Budget and Agriculture.) The tax percentages below refer to the games exposed aggregate gross annual income from the activity in … Read More
Casino Gaming There are approximately 40 small privately run casinos in the Czech Republic. These are regulated by the Ministry of Finance’s Gaming Department. Casinos are only permitted to operate in cities and towns approved by the Ministry of Finance. … Read More
The rules relating to fees are set by law on taxes in the lottery, (lotteriskattelagen 26.2.1992 / 552) Articles 2 and 4. These sections apply to: – Lotteries: the tax rate is 9.5% of earnings. – Casino games: the tax … Read More
Casino Gaming There are no casinos in the Republic of Cyprus, though there are 22 casinos operating in Northern Cyprus (the Turkish section.) On 14/7/2004 the Ministerial Council of the Republic of Cyprus approved the conduct of two surveys, by … Read More
