A few questions come to mind when I read the posts regarding taxations in gaming countries. Some posters are worried that taxes may be passed down to the bettor if taxations were suddenly imposed in a gaming jurisdiction where before operators did not have to overcome such expenses.
In a hypothetical situation where this were to happen in Antigua which has developed an outstanding name in the industry (I had never heard of Antigua till OddsWiz/BW), how would this affect the operators?
After projections including the new taxes, lets assume that some operators would entertain the thought of a relocation,
whether its because of the new taxes (and the fact that taxes only get bigger, not smaller), license fees, communications costs/quality, or just a more friendly business environment, would my money be just as safe with the same books after a move?
What is it exactly that the Antiguan licensing department does to make deposits safe? I always thought that a licensing country who demands an expensive annual fee would end up detering thieves, and since Antigua was one of the first to offer a license, thats why the operators there are so strong now. Running down the list to the left, I believe Antigua homes WSEX, Post Time, WWTS, Premiere League, SOS, Intertops, Carib, etc. Say one or more of these established books relocated, would they carry the same solid image to another jurisdiction, and would it matter if they were in a licensed area or not? Because I know most of these folks have been around, my trust is in the operators, and the only downside I can think of would be the pains of a change (downtime) and the inability or difficulty in transferring funds between the books.
Im just confused about whether its a good jurisdiction that creates good operators, or is it a good set of operators that creates a good jurisdiction? I can see that strict regulations which impose quality/fairness checks on casino games could make a difference, but in the case of sports, does it really matter when the score of a game is common knowledge?
Furthermore, lets say one or more of these operators were to relocate in a country like Dominica, which does not have such a great reputation. Would the image of the books be negatively altered, or might the image of Dominica rise because some big operators decided to call it their new home.
To rehash my real question, is the confidence that most bettors require gained through the operators or the jurisdictions in which they reside?
In a hypothetical situation where this were to happen in Antigua which has developed an outstanding name in the industry (I had never heard of Antigua till OddsWiz/BW), how would this affect the operators?
After projections including the new taxes, lets assume that some operators would entertain the thought of a relocation,
whether its because of the new taxes (and the fact that taxes only get bigger, not smaller), license fees, communications costs/quality, or just a more friendly business environment, would my money be just as safe with the same books after a move?
What is it exactly that the Antiguan licensing department does to make deposits safe? I always thought that a licensing country who demands an expensive annual fee would end up detering thieves, and since Antigua was one of the first to offer a license, thats why the operators there are so strong now. Running down the list to the left, I believe Antigua homes WSEX, Post Time, WWTS, Premiere League, SOS, Intertops, Carib, etc. Say one or more of these established books relocated, would they carry the same solid image to another jurisdiction, and would it matter if they were in a licensed area or not? Because I know most of these folks have been around, my trust is in the operators, and the only downside I can think of would be the pains of a change (downtime) and the inability or difficulty in transferring funds between the books.
Im just confused about whether its a good jurisdiction that creates good operators, or is it a good set of operators that creates a good jurisdiction? I can see that strict regulations which impose quality/fairness checks on casino games could make a difference, but in the case of sports, does it really matter when the score of a game is common knowledge?
Furthermore, lets say one or more of these operators were to relocate in a country like Dominica, which does not have such a great reputation. Would the image of the books be negatively altered, or might the image of Dominica rise because some big operators decided to call it their new home.
To rehash my real question, is the confidence that most bettors require gained through the operators or the jurisdictions in which they reside?
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