Long-running court battle comes to an end
Pokerstars players in the Netherlands are celebrating this week – after winning a long-running court battle with the Dutch tax office.
Dutch authorities had claimed players’ winnings through its EU software client should be taxable, and appealed to the country’s Supreme Court after a previous judgment said they weren’t.
Amsterdam’s Court of Appeal said because PokerStars is licensed in Malta, inside the EU, the Dutch government couldn’t tax it.
The tax authorities argued PokerStars was based in the Isle of Man – outside the EU – and therefore the taxes were due.
However, PokerStars.EU showed it operates under the Maltese gaming regulator, and the Netherlands has now dropped the case.
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