CNY41.81 billion The amount of money generated in sales for the China lottery in February 2023, a significant rise of 86% year-on-year. 6% The tax hike percentage in Estonia for online gambling from 5%, starting in 2024 with an increase to 7% in 2026, under new proposals from the country’s Ministry of Finance. SEK4 million The amount the Swedish Gambling Authority (Spelinspektionen) fined Betfair in May for allowing betting on Under-21 football games. $60 The percentage of reported alerts of suspicious betting in Europe during Q1 2023, which is the highest amount out of the continents, with Asia (15%), Africa (10%), NorthAmerica (5%), SouthAmerica (5%) and Cross-Continent (5%) rounding out the list, according to the International Betting IntegrityAssociation. 15% The percentage that bookmakers in the southeastern Australian state of Victoria will be taxed starting in July 2024 after the state parliament increased the rate from 10% in May. 36% The percentage that online gambling revenue increased yearon-year in Q1 2023 in Lithuania with over 65% of that revenue coming from online slots. 1,168 The number of illegal gambling websites shut down by the Commission for the Regulation of Gambling and Lotteries (KRAIL) in Ukraine as of May 2023 after they were identified as sites that offer unlicensed gambling. 9 G P W A t i m e s . o r g
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