Casino City's iGaming Pocket Directory - 2015 Edition

81 Sponsored by Visit iGamingPocketDirectory.com for more information. The next World Cup is in 2018, so sportsbooks and sportsbook affiliates will have to look elsewhere to find more events to draw and ultimately retain bettors. We’ve included a calendar of sporting events to help with your planning. It begins on page 92. The other real-world event affecting sportsbooks is taxes. The UK has implemented a 15 percent point of consumption tax for online gaming. And several other jurisdictions have implemented turnover taxes. Austria: 2 percent turnover France: 9.3 percent turnover Germany: 5 percent turnover Italy: 3-3.5 percent turnover Turnover taxes tax every dollar wagered. Most sportsbooks prefer a gross gaming revenue model, which taxes the difference between the amount wagered and the amount returned to players. Between high tax regimes and no World Cup, 2015 will likely be a tough year for sportsbooks. SPORTS BETTING INDUSTRY OVERVIEW Sports Betting