Tag Archives: POC Tax

Philip Bowcock – William Hill sees international growth as the fix for potential UK downturns

SBC News Philip Bowcock - William Hill sees international growth as the fix for potential UK downturns

Updating investors on William Hill Plc Trading, Group CEO Philip Bowcock has detailed that the  FTSE bookmaker will move to prioritise expansion within overseas markets in an attempt to combat any potential growth impacts felt from forthcoming UK regulatory increases. William Hill recorded positive results for its 17-week trading period to 24 October, however, Bowcock believes further international growth will plug any …

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Gambling framework inconsistencies sees South Australia implement ‘POC’ tax

SBC News Gambling framework inconsistencies sees South Australia implement ‘POC’ tax

Presenting new budget plans, the South Australia state treasury is set to introduce a ‘place of consumption’ (POC) tax for all licensed gambling operator services regardless of Australian jurisdiction.   Updating the media, SA treasurer Tom Koutsantonis detailed that the budget measure expects to generate approximately AUS $9.2 million a year from betting operators targeting SA consumers. The SA POC …

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Free bet promotions an easy target as operators hide real inefficiencies

SBC News Free bet promotions an easy target as operators hide real inefficiencies

  A look at the free bets and bonusing player incentive debate amid the challenges of UK Poc on igaming operators The UK online gambling industry is set to undertake its first operational month under the new taxation imposed by the Point of Consumption (PoC) tax. Throughout 2014 the PoC and its definite revenue impact has driven industry agenda, commentary …

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Stephen Harris – bettingexpert – 5 reasons UK pro-punters are reaching crisis point

SBC News Stephen Harris - bettingexpert - 5 reasons UK pro-punters are reaching crisis point

You know things are bad when two of the people you respect the most are talking about “getting a job and rejoining the real world”. But why are UK pro-punters finding things so tough? A daily look on twitter would make it appear that half of the population were living a champagne swilling, Ferrari driving lifestyle on the back of …

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