NASSAU, Bahamas — Lawyers for web shop operators are reportedly still “in dialogue” with Attorney General Carl Bethel over aspects of the Gaming House Operator Regulations and the sliding-scale tax structure the regulations address, The Tribune reported October 5.
The discussions were yesterday disclosed by Island Luck CEO Sebas Bastian, who told The Tribune on the sidelines of his IL Cares “Check It, to Catch It” breast cancer initiative, that the legal minds were still holding conversations over the regulations.
“Well, as you know, it is before the courts now, so I won’t speak too much on the legal side of it,” he said.
“But, from where I sit, I think the legal minds, our attorneys and the Attorney General, have been in dialogue and we are just waiting to see just how this all works itself out,” he added.
Tourism Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar, who has responsibility for gaming, last month said the tax structure took effect on September 19, following slight changes to address operators’ concerns over its legality.
In comments to Tribune Business, he explained that the amendments which gave way to the structure in May used “the wrong terminology” to describe what should be used as the basis for calculating the amount web shops must pay. http://www.tribune242.com/news/2018/oct/04/web-shops-still-in-talks-over-sliding-scale-tax/
