What is the gambling tax in Holland?

The level of gambling tax in The Netherlands is currently 29,3% (update). This means that a casino must pay this percentage of tax over the total turnover, or the total loss of all visitors. As a player you do not have to pay gambling tax after playing at a casino.

Tax 2023

Door een gebrek aan financiering zal de staatskas een deel van de inkomsten van 0,3% missen. Dit komt omdat het geplande hogere belastingtarief voor kleine ondernemers met bestelauto's niet is ingevoerd. Om dit gat te dichten en de verdere financiering van hun uitgaven te financieren, wordt de kansspelbelasting verhoogd met 0,3%.

Omdat de Nederlandse speler niet direct wordt beïnvloed door meer belasting op kansspelen, worden ze niet beïnvloed door de verhoging.

Gaming tax 2022 (after regulation)

The rate of the gaming tax is 29% (until 1 October 2021 this was 30.1%).

When the calculate the gaming tax, we do not take into account how much you have wagered. The amount you have to pay may therefore be higher than your winnings.

Gambling tax 2021

The gaming tax rate is 29% (until October 1, 2021, it was 30.1%).

When we calculate the gaming tax, we do not take into account how much you have wagered. The amount you have to pay may therefore be higher than your winnings.

In the following scenario, however, there will be something left of your prize. You participate in a Dutch game of chance. You wager € 50 and win € 500. The gaming tax is then 29% x € 500 = € 145. After the organizer has paid this amount you have a profit of € 305.

What to do when i win a price in Dutch Casino?

Have you won a prize? Gambling companies and lotteries licensed in the Netherlands regulate the gambling tax for all prizes. Therefore, if you win something at such a company, you do not have to file a tax return yourself.

Gambling taxes for slots route operators

Perhaps you’re not a casino player but a slot route operator who is active on several locations. In that case you have to map the gross returns of the slots until January 2, 2018. Subsequently, you pay 29 percent gambling tax on these returns. On the next returns a tax of 30,1 percent is required. Have you opened your slots on January 1st at 00.00 p.m.? In that case you determine the gross returns before the first opening after January 1st at 00.00 a.m. Gambling tax before and after 1.00 p.m You could always ask our help if not everything about the new gambling tax law is clear. For example, what if the slots that you’ve opened at New Years Eve at 09.00 a.m. close on January 1st at 01.00 p.m.? Imagine that you open the doors again at January 1st at 1.00 a.m. In that case your systems cannot identify the results at midnight. Don’t worry about this. You have to pay a 29 percent gambling tax on the gross results of the slots that were used before January 1st, 1.00 p.m. For every gains after 1.00 p.m you pay a tax of 30.1 percent

Everything about the gambling tax in- and outside Europe

It feels great to win a great amount of money in a lottery. However, some countries use a gambling tax. This is not only meant for winners who have to pay taxes above a certain amount of money. Perhaps you have a lot of questions about the gambling tax. For which groups does the gambling tax also apply, for example? After reading the following article you know everything about the gambling tax in- and outside Europe.

When do you need to pay taxes?

Do you like to take a gamble? Hopefully you’re the lucky winner of a nice prize. However, in most cases you cannot keep the entire amount of money. If a national game of chance is not a casino game, slot machine or an online game, the winner is always the one who has to pay taxes. Think about lotteries, quizzes and wagers for example. Prize winners of international online games or other games of chance abroad are required to pay a gambling tax on their prize money as well.

Gambling tax in the Netherlands

In the Netherlands both gambling organizers and winners are required to pay a gambling tax. At the moment it’s not legal to organize online games of chance in this country. If you still do this, a gambling tax is required. They need to pay for the differences between the bets that were received and the pay-out of your prize money.  Sometimes people play against each other and receive a provision as a result. It’s also required to pay a gambling tax on this provision.  Winners of national online games of chance don’t have to pay taxes though.

Do you also have to pay when visiting online casinos?

Some Dutch gambling enthusiasts like to visit international casinos to test their luck. Perhaps you’ve won at a casino in Las Vegas, for example. Great news!  If a Dutch citizen wins a prize at an international online game, he or she needs to pay a gambling tax in the Netherlands. Have you already paid a gambling tax abroad? Then it’s not necessary to pay again in the Netherlands. There’s more good news: you also don’t have to pay taxes for money that has been won in a casino game or a slot game within the European Union. This applies for the EU though, because paying gambling taxes is required in the rest of the world.

Positive return

Perhaps you’ve enjoyed an international game of chance recently. Have you won? Congratulations! You now need to pay for the so-called monthly positive return. It’s not as complicated as it seems actually. The positive return is the total amount of prizes you’ve won online minus your total number of bets. You need to create an account for an online casino for a reason. Over here the information about the debited and credited bets can be found.

Gambling taxes for companies

There are several rules for companies who organize games of chance. They need to pay taxes for the organization of national games of chance and the organization of international online games of chance. Slot machine operators can’t avoid paying gambling taxes as well.  In that case the license to exploit games of chance should be on your name. The slot machines should be placed in the Netherlands and all need to have a special sticker with your details.

Gross price and net price

Although the prize winner is the taxpayer, it is the organizator of the game of chance who actually deducts the taxes on the gross prize. This mean that the organization pays the taxes to us. As a result, the net price is paid out to the winner. Sometimes the situation can be a little different, for example when the prize doesn’t contain money but a product. Think about a trip or a car. In that case the company that organizes the game of chance is allowed to pay the gambling tax itself. It actually means that gambling tax is a part of the prize itself.

Always keep a good administration

It’s very important to keep a good administration. Do you want to know which details are important for the tax authority? Then go online and search for information about slot machines and a correct administration. If you’re Dutch, look for ‘Handreiking Kansspelautomaten en een juiste administratie’. This is guide that helps you maintaining a correct administration for your slot machines.