In the Gambling Dictionary: Gaming Revenue Tax
Holland Casino has started construction of a new casino at Businesspark Ter Borch alongside the A7 in the municipality of Tynaarlo, marking the state-owned operator's return to the Groningen region after its previous venue burned down in 2017.
The Relazione Illustrativa to Italy's draft Manovra 2027 sets out a wide-ranging overhaul of machine gaming: AWP stakes and prizes doubled for the first time since 2006, a one-point PREU increase offset by a tax break for higher-payout machines, new rules for no-cash-prize devices and a first regulatory framework for LAN gaming rooms.
Italy's draft 2027 budget banks €1,155m from machine measures on the explicit assumption that adapted AWPs turn over 30% more. Across Italy, the UK and Brazil, the decisive gambling choices of this cycle were made by finance ministries and cabinets — and harm policy is becoming a residual of the fiscal forecast.
MGM Resorts' LeoVegas-led international online arm moved close to break-even in the third quarter of 2026, trimming its adjusted EBITDAR loss to $4m from $23m — but revenue growth decelerated to roughly 6% as UK tax changes loom.
Duty rises in Britain, a record Australian penalty, CA$100m entrance fees in Ontario and outright prohibition in Brazil all assume gaming yield is a stable, growing base. The same week's operator numbers suggest otherwise — and the regulators meant to police the new settlement are still hiring.
The Treasury has confirmed Machine Games Duty will increase from 20% to 25% on higher-stakes machines, stopping short of the 40% rate floated before the Budget but drawing a sharp rebuke from the Betting and Gaming Council, which warned up to 1,000 betting shops and casinos could be at risk of closure.
A lower threshold means bingo halls, betting shops and casinos will pay the top 25% Machine Games Duty rate on Category B machines from April 2027, with a separate consultation proposing to shift duty liability onto machine suppliers from April 2028.
The Ontario government and OLG have launched the first phase of a multi-billion-dollar gaming investment strategy for the Niagara Region, inviting up to three new casino operators to bid for integrated resort developments alongside incumbent Mohegan-controlled MGE Niagara Entertainment.
The standard rate of Machine Games Duty will rise from 20 per cent to 25 per cent in April 2027. The Betting and Gaming Council says EY modelling points to almost 9,000 job losses and up to 1,000 venue closures.
