08/23/20 IPI owes over US$9.4 million in taxes According to a notice from the Department of Finance’s Division of Revenue and Taxation, the debts go back to 2017.
07/24/20 Russia imposes new tax on sports betting The new tax will apply to operators who offer betting on overseas events. Bookmakers will also have to choose between a sports betting or tote licence.
07/21/20 IPI names CEO and asks for licence fee reduction The casino operator still breached the July 10 deadline the CCC had established to replace former CEO Mark Brown.
07/19/20 Tax cut for Tigre de Cristal in Primorye The Suncity-owned casino in Primorye, Russia resumed operations last week under strict Covid-19 restrictions.
07/12/20 Whistleblower claims POGOs using app to pay lower taxes A software developer says she was asked to build an app to allow POGOs to keep parallel books and pay lower taxes.
07/10/20 POGOs won’t voluntarily leave the Philippines A law firm representing POGOs says the slowdown during lockdown is the reason some POGOs haven’t applied for BIR clearance.
07/07/20 BIR commissioner continues to investigate POGOs The POGO Task Force is said to be working on calculating the final withholding tax firms owe for their foreign workers.
07/02/20 POGOs must settle bills before leaving the country The presidential spokesperson has said POGOs are liable for tax bills even if they decide to shut down operations and leave the Philippine market.
07/01/20 Warnings on economic impact of POGO “exodus” ASPAP is concerned about potential job loses, the impact on the real estate industry and the economy in general.
06/26/20 Philippines: no tolerance on POGO tax evasion In an official transmission from Malacañang Palace, the presidential spokeperson has weighed into the debate on POGOs’ tax obligations.
06/25/20 The Philippines expects P20 billion from POGOs The Deparment of Finance says P20 billion is the minimum offshore operators should be giving to Philippines state coffers each year.
06/23/20 11 POGOs allowed to resume operations 11 operators have been given the green light by PAGCOR and the BIR.
06/04/20 Drilon: force POGOs to pay taxes for relief fund The Senator wants to use POGOs’ P50 billion (€892.4 million) in unpaid taxes to fund Covid-19 recoverty programme.
05/11/20 Macau expects to collect US$6bn in gaming taxes Full year forecast for casino taxes halved due to the negative impact of the Covid-19 outbreak.
05/08/20 Macau gives up tourist tax plans Due to the negative impact the pandemic has had on the city and its gaming and tourism industries, the tax has been abandoned.
