Ireland’s Revenue Commission said that a marked increase in licensed gambling machines resulting from a crackdown on unlicensed machines gained the country €1 million in taxes.
After an enforcement crackdown on unlicensed gambling machines, figures for licensed machines jumped for 6,088 in 2016, generating €1.8 million in tax to 9,612 in 2017, generating €2.7 million, officials said according to CDCGamingReports.com.
The Revenue Commission targeted the gaming and amusement machine sector with a number of premises receiving enforcement letters giving them notice to remove machines or face seizure. A Revenue spokesperson said more than 300 “interventions” were launched in the investigation resulting in an excess of €1.1 million in additional taxes being collected.
