Punters get tax relief as betting law takes effect

A woman placing a bet at a local casino. PHOTO | EVANS HABIL

A section of betting firms have complied with legal changes in taxation of the multibillion-shilling sector and dropped the 20 percent excise duty charged on a punter’s stake.

Tuesday’s move came as the tax measures contained in Finance Act of 2020 took effect in what will now see punters only charged withholding tax on their winnings.

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