- Colombia revised its VAT system for licensed online gambling, keeping the 19% rate but shifting the tax base from player deposits to gross gaming revenue.
- The change follows the failure of a government funding bill, leading to emergency measures to redistribute VAT revenue for 2026.
- The previous deposit-based VAT was introduced as a temporary emergency measure in response to regional unrest and was set to expire at the end of 2025.
- Industry representatives opposed the old system, arguing it made licensed online gambling economically unviable and led to a 30% drop in gross gaming revenue.
- The new framework is seen as a major improvement, reducing the effective tax burden from over 70% to about 34% of gross revenue.
Source: yogonet.com
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