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There’s also an interesting
tax situation whereby the
authorities do actually tax
an entity that in many
new
respects doesn’t officially
exist.
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“As far as the Revenue
Commissioners are con-
cerned we certainly do
exist,” Hickson explained,
“although they do not nec-
essarily concern themselves
with the legal intricacies of
the 1956 Gaming & Lotter-
ies Act.”
Indeed the GLAI is cur-
rently in negotiations with
the Revenue about the appli-
cability of VAT on Gross
Gaming Yield, as an interim
measure. Hickson said: “We
await the proposed new
casino tax regime with great
interest, but we have not
been backward in coming
forward in informing the
Casino Gaming Control
Section that a punitive tax
regime will kill any chance
of a serious casino industry
in Ireland and with it any
chance of inward invest-
ment. An onerous regime
would also jeopardise the
establishment of reputable
fully compliant operations
and simply drive the indus-
try underground, away from
suitable regulation and mon-
itoring.”
It seems certain that any
legislation will also cover
remote gaming in the same
Bill, and similar issues exist
with getting the tax regime
right in this sector. Ireland
has many advantages to a
prospective online opera-
tor, not least the infrastruc-
ture and deep labour pool,
so it would be a shame to
chase off potential invest-
ment in this area.
There is no specific reason
beyond economy of time to
include remote gaming in The award winning MultiPLAY™
the same piece of law as
offline gaming and they
just got better.
share far less than it would
appear in practical terms
other than some of the same
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many companies and indi-
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waiting with great interest
to see what transpires in
can you afford not to take a closer look?
Ireland. Getting the legisla-
tion exactly right could
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bly a natural aversion to
undue risk), the likelihood is
that in the near future, many
See us at IGE 2010, where
influential gaming execu-
tives may be paying a visit to
MultiPLAY™ will be joined by
the Emerald Isle. other new and exciting product
Paul Sculpher is a
launches. See us at Stand 3000
consultant to the gaming
industry, working in the UK
and Ireland. Anyone wishing
David Hickson: ‘a
to contact Paul about
punitive tax regime
investment opportunities in
will kill any chance of
Ireland or other matters
a serious casino should email
industry in Ireland.’
sculph@hotmail.com.
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