{"id":13828,"date":"2026-08-20T12:19:56","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T11:19:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sbceurasia.com\/en\/?p=13828"},"modified":"2026-08-20T12:19:59","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T11:19:59","slug":"finnish-court-rules-against-controversial-approach-to-online-slot-taxation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sbceurasia.com\/en\/2026\/08\/20\/finnish-court-rules-against-controversial-approach-to-online-slot-taxation\/","title":{"rendered":"Finnish Court Rules Against Controversial Approach to Online Slot Taxation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Finland\u2019s Supreme Administrative Court <\/strong>has overturned the individual spin-by-spin tax for online slot games operated outside of <strong>the European Economic Area (EEA).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The court voted 3-2 in favour of the Tax Administration changing its previous approach to individual spins for online games that are based in jurisdictions like <strong>Cura\u00e7ao<\/strong>, according to news outlet <em>Taloustaito.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Commenting on the court\u2019s decision, <strong>Miika H\u00e4rk\u00f6nen,<\/strong> tax lawyer at the <strong>Finnish Taxpayers\u2019 Association,<\/strong> said: \u201cThe most important thing about the ruling is that the Supreme Administrative Court did not accept the Tax Administration\u2019s view that each game should be examined as a completely separate event.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Elsewhere, industry stakeholders on social media also welcomed the court\u2019s decision to treat game sessions separately for tax purposes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Antti Koivula,<\/strong> Chief Compliance Officer at <strong>Hippos ATG<\/strong> and a prominent Nordics gambling law expert, called the previous Tax Administration approach \u201cabsurd\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said: \u201cIn an unpublished ruling, Finland\u2019s Supreme Administrative Court has partly reined in the Tax Administration\u2019s absurd spin-by-spin approach to taxing online slot games operated outside the EEA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Court held that taxable income must instead be determined for each session of play. However, losses from one session cannot be offset against profits from another, meaning that a slot player may still lose money overall while owing considerable tax.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt is worth noting that a separate but related ruling on professional sports betting is expected any day now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Taloustaito further noted that the Tax Administration now needs to update its policies to reflect the court\u2019s decision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Don\u2019t forget to subscribe to our <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/sbceurasia\">Telegram channel<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Finland\u2019s Supreme Administrative Court has overturned the individual spin-by-spin tax for online slot games operated outside of the European Economic Area (EEA). The court voted 3-2 in favour of the Tax Administration changing its previous approach to individual spins for online games that are based in jurisdictions like Cura\u00e7ao, according to news outlet Taloustaito. 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