Section 114: Imposition of duty, levy and tax
This section is inserted by Act No 18 of 2016, section 25.
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114. Imposition of duty, levy and tax
(1) Every licensee of a casino, gaming house, gaming
machine or limited payout machine shall, after the end of every
month, pay –
(a) a gaming tax on its gross takings at the rate
specified in Part I of the Fifth Schedule; and
(b) the levy specified in Part II of the Fifth
Schedule.
(2) Every totalisator operator shall, in respect of each
race meeting, pay –
(a) a betting tax on its gross stakes at the
appropriate rate specified in Part I of the Fifth
Schedule; and
(b) the levy specified in Part II of the Fifth
Schedule.
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(3) Subject to subsection (4), every bookmaker shall, in
respect of each horse race or other event or contingency, pay –
(a) a betting tax on his gross stakes at the
appropriate rate specified in Part I of the Fifth
Schedule; and
(b) the levy specified in Part II of the Fifth
Schedule.
(4) No betting tax shall be paid in respect of bets placed
by one bookmaker with another bookmaker pursuant to section
44(11), provided that the bookmakers satisfy the conditions
imposed by the Director-General.
(5) Every sweepstake organiser shall, in respect of each
race meeting, pay –
(a) a sweepstake duty on its gross proceeds at the
rate specified in Part I of the Fifth Schedule;
and
(b) the levy specified in Part II of the Fifth
Schedule.
(6) Every local pool promoter shall, every week, pay –
(a) a pool betting duty on its gross stakes at the
appropriate rate specified in Part I of the Fifth
Schedule; and
(b) the levy specified in Part II of the Fifth
Schedule.
(7) Every agent of a foreign pool promoter shall, every
week and in respect of each foreign pool promoter for whom it
acts, pay –
(a) a pool betting duty on the gross stakes
collected by it, at the appropriate rate specified
in Part I of the Fifth Schedule; and
(b) the levy specified in Part II of the Fifth
Schedule.
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(p) in section 115 –
(i) in the heading, by inserting, after the word “duty”, the words
“, levy”;
(ii) in subsection (1), by deleting the words “and tax levied”
and replacing them by the words “levy and tax imposed”;
(q) by inserting, after section 115, the following new section –
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Questions this section answers
- How often does a casino licensee have to pay gaming tax and levy?
- Do bookmakers pay betting tax on bets placed with other bookmakers?
- How often must a local pool promoter pay pool betting duty?