Seniat, the Venezuelan tax administration agency, has planned the verification of other bingo halls and casinos in the region of Guayana for the following days, where they will proceed to the confiscation of equipments in case the contributor does not fit in with the regulation of the public administration. Within the transformation of the plans “Evasion and Smuggling Zero”,...

After several changes, the text was published in the bulletin and it came into effect Last Sunday July 1st. According to it, now lotteries, horse races, sporting bets, slots, bingos and casinos will be taxed. According to SENIAT (Integrated National Service of Customs and Tax Administration), the contribution that the tax would generate during the second semester would be USD 33,553, but it is estimated that from 2008 the contribution will be larger.