{"id":777036441,"date":"2026-01-05T12:58:19","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T15:58:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777036441"},"modified":"2026-04-21T15:42:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T18:42:39","slug":"sri-lanka-raises-casino-entrance-levy-gaming-taxes-in-major-reform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/sri-lanka-raises-casino-entrance-levy-gaming-taxes-in-major-reform","title":{"rendered":"New Sri Lanka casino entrance fee and gaming taxes come into force"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The IRD has asked all casino operators and betting businesses to implement the revised levy structure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Sri Lanka.- The <strong>Inland Revenue Department (IRD) <\/strong>of <strong>Sri Lanka<\/strong> has confirmed that the previously announced tax reforms for casinos are effective as of <strong>January 1, 2026<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new regulations include an increase in the <strong>Casino Entrance Levy (CEL)<\/strong> from <strong>$50 to $100<\/strong>. Meanwhile, the Gross Collection Levy on gaming enterprises has been increased from <strong>15 to 18 per cent<\/strong> for those with monthly gross collections over <strong>Rs. 1m <\/strong>(US$3,230).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These changes are in accordance with the <strong>Betting and Gaming Levy (Amendment) Act No. 25<\/strong> <strong>of 2025<\/strong>, which amended the <strong>Betting and Gaming Levy Act No. 40 of 1988<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"see-also-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"see-also-label\">See also:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"related-article\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"related-article__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/12\/48933419-79de-4bad-a8a9-efede14c32b2-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"related-article__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"see-also-label-strong\">See also:<\/span> <a href='https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/ed-confiscates-%e2%82%b9117-41-crore-assets-of-probo-media-technologies-in-online-gambling-case'>India ED confiscates assets from Probo Media Technologies in online gambling case<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The IRD has asked all casino operators and betting businesses to implement the revised levy structure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2395,"featured_media":777033949,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Sri Lanka's Inland Revenue Department has confirmed new tax reforms for casino operators and betting businesses, effective January 1, 2026. 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