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The Supreme Court has held that casinos cannot calculate GST based on Gross Gaming Revenue (GGR), i.e., the amount retained after paying winnings to players. Instead, GST liability arises on the full amount staked by a player at the time the bet is placed. The judgment clarifies that the taxable ev
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The Supreme Court has ruled that GST liability arises on the full amount staked by a player when the bet is placed, not on the Gross Gaming Revenue (GGR) retained by the casino after paying out winnings.
Gross Gaming Revenue (GGR) is the amount a casino retains after paying out winnings to players. The court rejected the argument that GST should only be levied on GGR.
The taxable event occurs when a player pays consideration (stakes money) to participate in a game with an uncertain outcome, at the moment the bet is placed.
No, the Supreme Court clarified that GST is a tax on the supply involved in a transaction and is not linked to the profit or loss earned by the business.
The ruling reinforces that GST must be calculated on the full value of bets placed, not just net revenue, and strengthens the principle that GST is transaction-based, not profit-linked.
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