Tax-Free Gambling: Countries Allowing Casino & Sports?

[Mister Sir]

Which countries allow foreigners and or citizens to sports or casino gamble tax free!

 

[Don]

Which countries allow foreigners and or citizens to sports or casino gamble tax free!

Sportsbetting, online poker, and casino are all tax free for Estonian tax residents, but only EU regulated platforms.

 

[Sols]

If you gamble within EU/EEA (EU/EEA licensed casinos) and reside in EU/EEA, winnings are usually (but not always) tax free.

 

[Mister Sir]

Sols nice disclaimer lol

 

[Sols]

Indeed. There are so many ifs and buts in tax law that someone would be crazy to give a definitive answer, especially when you add gambling to the mix. The general rule is that intra-EU/EEA gambling is tax free. But exceptions apply here and there.

For example, if you're a professional gambler, it might be considered taxable income. That's the case in Australia, Canada, and a few other places, where gambling winnings are otherwise not considered income and therefore not taxed.

 

[Don]

Indeed. There are so many ifs and buts in tax law that someone would be crazy to give a definitive answer, especially when you add gambling to the mix. The general rule is that intra-EU/EEA gambling is tax free. But exceptions apply here and there.

For example, if you're a professional gambler, it might be considered taxable income. That's the case in Australia, Canada, and a few other places, where gambling winnings are otherwise not considered income and therefore not taxed.

I know only so much that Ive come across helping some pro poker players and sportsbettors relocate and optimize taxes, but perhaps this will help: The Gambling Law Review - The Law Reviews: Title

 

[kekmaw]

Most professional poker players that I know live in the UK as it's tax free there. I think Austria and Ireland doesn't tax gambling either.