UK Gambling Commission To Review POC Tax
By Brian Cullingworth, Last updated Apr 7, 2017
Two years on, it’s time to pause and review, says Commission chief
UK Gambling Commission chief executive Sarah Harrison addressed the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Betting and Gaming this week, advising MPs that the Commission is reviewing the point-of-consumption tax on online gambling operators following two years of experience with the tax measure.
The Commission’s mandate is to study how effectively the tax administration framework and purpose has been, and whether any improvements need to be made.
“We see now as the right moment to reflect on the PoC regime and consider how well that is working,” Harrison said, outlining that the Commission review takes place against a backdrop of the UK government’s triennial review into FOBT stakes and prizes and advertising on TV, and a Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) probe into the terms and conditions that surround bonuses and free bets (see previous InfoPowa reports).
The CMA conclusions would be important in informing the Commission’s review, Harrison observed, saying:
“Any output from that process will be drawn into our overall review.”
Infopowa news was a staple of Casinomeister’s news from 2000 until 2019. Brian Cullingworth was the main writer, contributor, and was one of the most knowledgeable persons I have ever known involved in the online casino industry.
We first met in January 2001 at the ICE in London where I observed him going booth to booth interviewing online casino, software, and licensing jurisdiction representatives. Brian was also heavily involved with our forum as “Jetset“, he was involved as an informal consultant to eCOGRA, the OPA, and was a player advocate who assisted countless aggrieved players with his connections to industry folks. He also published “Casino Cautions” via Infopowa news for quite a number of years. These can be found in our news archives.
His passing in February 2019 was a dark day for us. He will be forever missed.
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