British bookmakers are facing the prospect of a tax-rate increase as Her Majesty’s Treasury looks to generate income amid the economic downturn. Reuters reports Chancellor Alistair Darling’s pre-budget report is due to be released this week, and analysts are saying that gambling profits – especially those derived from fixed odds betting terminals – are “easy targets” in the current environment.

Carson City, Nevada (AP) – A major Nevada casino group filed a court challenge Monday against a ballot initiative by teachers calling for higher taxes on the biggest resorts to get more money for the state’s K-12 school system. The Nevada Resort Association, in a complaint filed in Carson City District Court, argued that the Nevada State Education Association description of its initiative is „misleading, false, and fails to inform voters of all its material consequences.“

November 22 could be a critical day for the Dutch gaming industry. Currently the entire industry has ground to a halt as Wouter Bos, the country’s Minister of Finance, is proposing to introduce a new tax of 40.85 per cent of gaming revenues on both the street market and the government-owned Holland Casinos. He has put the project into his “miljoenenota” or “millions note” as the budget is called in the Netherlands…