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UK UK TAKES A STEP BACK IN BEING “ONLINE GAMING FRIENDLY”
UK Finance Minister Gordon Brown announced a new “Remote Gaming Duty” (tax) of 15% - a move that makes it highly unlikely that any online gaming firms would move to the UK in the near future. Many online rooms were said to be mulling a move to the U.K., a break with their tradition of being in tax friendly countries such as Gibraltar or Malta. Brown also announced an increase in taxes on land based casinos, which has some in the industry predicting much tougher times ahead for the brick and mortar casino business there.
