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Estonian legislation accidentally removes online casino tax
Due to an error passed in legislation in December 2025, Estonia reports that online casino taxation has been eliminated for 2026.
The law initially intended to lower the gambling tax from 6% to 4% by 2028; however, a clause in the legislation specifies that the tax rate refers to “skill games” and doesn’t include “games of chance”. Due to this, instead of reducing the tax rate gradually to 5.5% in the first phase, the legislation has left online gambling fully untaxed.
It’s been reported that the mistake was discovered by a lawyer who represents a gambling company.
Riina Sikkut, a member of the Riigikogu Finance Committee, said:
“The prime minister promised an end to the tax festival, but apparently the Estonian people were waiting for a tax circus to begin. Today, it became clear that the gambling tax exemption, which was created in a hurry and allegedly as a result of political blackmail, was flawed. Now the very thing that was feared is happening: culture and sports will be deprived of the expected revenue – a ‘typo’ that has become law exempts a large part of the gambling industry from paying tax.”
Although the news triggered political backlash in Estonia, operators aren’t likely to see any benefit from it, as the Finance Committee’s chair has already announced that the error will be corrected by the end of January 2026.
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