I think we can all see what's coming, the web shops will simply break themselves up into smaller business to keep below the lowest taxation threshold.

Nothing will be gained as far as tax revenue goes!

Agreed. Either that, or the financial statements shown to Inspectors and auditors, will suddenly and mysteriously show profits under the minimum tax thresholds.

It's well known the numbers thugs keep three different sets of books. One set is for the cartel, another for their eyes only and a third for the government regulators and taxing authority. The latter set of course shows the lowest revenues and profits.

This won't happen because of the restricted number of web shop licenses granted by government.

wont change either, simply they will break up their companies into franchises or "group of companies" etc etc something like that

No need to move on it ........ They pay their taxes or seize their assets ....... Good riddance.

Ma Comrades, what we're not hearing are the voices "91,409 Constituents Elected" red shirts MP's, on their stand for National Lottery.. but then again most red MP's may just have become much comfortable their combination of carrots and sticks came to them via sitting in up in seats reserved House of Assembly governing party MP's. They all seem have accepted political PuplicPurse's Perks - generously handed out by Imperial PM of colony islands... then again there are the Comrades Marlon, Carl Wilshire and Dion, not even elected by the 91,409.

perhaps the web shop owners can invest their money into wash houses and import duty
free washing machines. It is a good idea to invest in other arears. Airlines is another good idea.

Sounds good, and wash house owners should invest in web shops. Oh wait no they can't as there is a 10 year moratorium, bit of discrimination there but web shops don't seem to care.

Stop it, Dawes. The moratorium was not the web shops idea. That was put in by government to satisfy Bahamians who believe that these businessmen are the root of all evil.

The general public should ignore this minister.

Once the gaming operators file their writ in the supreme court for this discriminatory tax and an injunction is given to halt the enforcement of it - the case should stall in the supreme courts and Privy Council for just enough time for this inept government to be replaced.

Your great arrogance in supporting the criminal activities of the low-life thugs like His Royal Highness King Sebas and his sidekick Sir Craig is duly noted.

Ma Comrades, the numbers houses, stands rake in additional wagers millions if offering early opportunity odds on who among the 35 red shirts MP's, goin' be's first, second , third, fourth, fifth and sixth House "Floor Crossers?"

Crossing the floor to those that put the icing on the cake that got us in the mess is NOT the answer. Still, common sense is not always so common........

Ma Comrade DDK, but wouldn't it tell 91,409 voting red shirts 10th May, 2017, a little bit more about principals held by 'cross walkers - actually remembering it was the constituents that got them hired sit up in People's Honourable House of Assembly?

Agree on the lottery.
What will it take to make the government listen to the people, and act in the best interest of the people?
Voting doesn't seem to be working, does it?

Ma Comrade, number sellers were NOT thugs. Criminal activities prior being regularized were NOT being thugs. Not even CLOSE, my comrade. Percy was dear friend mine and NOT a thug.

I would be surprised if the real accurate financial reports from the Webshops reflect the Bahamian Gaming public receiving more that 10 percent of their wagers back in winnings. 90 cents of every dollar goes in the webshop boys pockets.
If the WEBSHOPS CARTEL take legal action against the GOVERNMENT, Government should suspend and rescind the Licenses and suspend ALL WEBSHOP ACTIVITY until a legal decision has been rendered. Patrons of the webshop play by their rules or are removed from their premises.

Casinos give their high rolling clients a $10, 000.00 (Ten Thousand Dollars) suite and a $2,000 hooker, or shall we say a" lady of the evening", no not a fighting Joe or a strumpet, unlimited drinks and a running account in their restaurants. So they virtually give away over $15,000.00 to one customer on a given night. And you gonna tell me they cannot afford to pay more taxes? What size was Sol Kerzners' yacht again, before he went and lost some of his money the money that caused him to lose Atlantis? And yes, there are foreign gambling addicts, who come to The Bahamas and lose everything, even the kitchen sink. Some have to be returned home at the government's (I mean taxpaying slaves') expense.

**"The house always wins, and it's now winning more."
Maybe you've had a good night or two at the casino sometime in the past decade, but it's the house that has hit the jackpot. Visitors gambled and lost more than $27 billion at U.S. casinos in 2003, up from about $11 billion in 1993 — not that the casinos are passing much of that growth on to consumers. While the odds always favor the house, some casinos are changing the odds and payouts on table games to be even more in their favor.**

Take blackjack. Instead of the traditional 3-to-2 payout — which means a player betting $20 would get $30 — some casinos are now paying 6-to-5, effectively reducing the payout by 20%. And almost every casino now uses multiple decks, stacking as many as eight in a single sleeve, which makes it harder for gamblers to keep track of which cards have been played.

In perhaps the most significant shift, an increasing number of casinos don't allow the dealer to hold on "soft 17," the term for a 17-point hand that includes an ace. Continuing the hand improves the house's odds by about 0.2%. It doesn't sound like much, but on a table that sees $100,000 in wagers on a given day, that adds $200 to the house's take.

> "The less you play, the lower we pay."

Think you're saving money by playing the penny slots? Think again. Slots and video poker machines with lower denominations have lower payouts than their more expensive cousins. The reason? The house takes in a lot more money on higher-value machines and wants to drive customers to them, says Rick Santoro, senior vice president at Trump Hotel Casino Resort

***"Politicians get rich off us.***"
Casino executives and groups donated more than $10 million to federal political candidates and parties in the 2004 election cycle, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. That's in addition to millions more contributed to state and local politicians who have gambling issues in front of them.

Did D'Agular sever all his relationships with Bah Mar or is there still some conflict of interest?

this is straight forward. gov't passes laws, presents budgets, etc. Since these fellows don't want to pay more, go to court and see what u can do about it. they have money.. if you have a valid legal position, the court is duty-bound to find accordingly. if you don't, pay or get shut down. As for business impact, businesses have to adjust to all manner of change all the time. Deal with it.