对在英国经营的境外赌博公司征收新税？

　　当你玩英国网上赌场时，从广义上讲，您可以播放2个类型的casinso。一个赌场，类似在英国发牌在境外运行经营的赌场，如BET365和立博，包括像威廉希尔等一些赌博大品牌，最近迁居西班牙的直布罗陀海峡 。

　　有些赌博公司的经营地远离英国国土，以避免被征收较高的税赋，但将来，他们也不得不向英国政府支付一定的税赋。已经有这方面的文化，媒体和体育部的投诉，因为那些网上赌博公司，在近海地区获得了经营许可，如在奥尔德尼，GIB，马耳他，已经在很大程度上促进了他们的网上赌场和扑克网站的发展，英国玩家无需支付较高的税收，但受英国规管的公司将不得不支付。

　　文化，媒体和体育部已经在这个问题上做出了的一些协商（一组分析问题的政治发言）。英国的网上赌博经营者的身后是国外运营商，他们已经超过在英国本地的竞争对手，从他们的成本上考虑，应该降低英国本地运营商的税收水平。

　　英国体育部长格里萨特克利夫说，他正在寻求解决在线赌博公司的税收不平等这一现象的法案。他希望英国玩家能促进他们的在线赌博网站取得许可经营执照证明。

　　该计划现在是受咨询期，那些持境外牌的网上赌场，可以申请英国的一个博彩经营执照，如果他们想在英国发展本业务的话。咨询期将持续12周。

　　当心！这可能意味着境外赌场会减少激励玩家的奖金赔率，但在原则上，我们认为这是不够公平的。如果一些境外赌场需要支付英国税项，那么所有的赌场都应该缴税。

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　　New Tax For Offshore Gambling Companies Operating in the UK?

　　Ther are 2 types of casinso you can play at （broadly speaking） when you go online from the UK. A casino that is operating and licensed in the UK （such as Bet365） and those that operate offshore （the majority fall into this category including some big names like Ladbrokes and William Hill who have recently moved their operations to Gibraltar on the tip of Spain）。

　　Companies operating offshore avoid the higher rate of taxation that they would have to pay to run these operations out of the UK. There have been complaints to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport regarding this , since those online gambling companies that are licensed in offshore territories, such as in the Alderney, Gib., and Malta have been able to promote their online casino and poker sites to UK players without paying the higher taxation that UK regulated companies have had to pay.

　　The Department of Culture, Media and Sport has launched a consultation on this issue （politics speak for a group analysing the issue）。 UK based online gambling operators are effectively operating with one hand tied behind their backs- the foreign operators have a “house edge” over their UK competitors as their costs are lower because of lower taxation levels.

　　Gerry Sutcliffe, the UK Sports Minister, said he is looking to address this unequal taxation for online gambling companies. He will be looking at the possibility of another tier of licensing for non-UK operators wishing to promote their online gambling sites to UK players.

　　The plan which is subject to a consultation period, is to have those online gambling operations that are licensed offshore to apply for a gaming license from the UK if they wish to operate as do now. The consultation period will last for 12 weeks. Those that want to respond to the consultation must do so by Friday, June 18th 2010.

　　Watch out! The tax man is looking under all the stones he can find to get the ballooning UK deficit under control. This will probably mean less incentives and bonus offers for players, but in principle we think this is fair enough. If some casinos are paying UK tax, they all should really be paying tax.