I-Gaming tax bill clears Dutch senate
Early reports suggest that the Dutch Senate cleared a proposed gaming taxation bill this week that will enable the government to tax games of chance, including those provided by foreign online operators whom the Dutch have hitherto prosecuted as ‘illegal’ in defence of the state monopoly. The bill is also reported to contain provisions targeted on individuals who win at foreign online gaming sites.
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- Massachusetts decriminalized bingo in 1931 in an attempt to help churches and charitable organizations raise money. Bingo was legal in 11 states by the 1950s, usually only for charity purposes.
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