The Court of Justice for the European Union (CJEU) has issued its preliminary ruling which rejected efforts to exempt Gibraltar-licensed online gambling operators from paying the UK’s online point of consumption tax.

That was the year when Gibraltar Betting and Gaming Association (GBGA) challenged the UK government’s rule requiring all UK-facing operators to pay 15% tax on online gambling revenue obtained from UK punters.  GBGA said that the rule is discriminatory against Gibraltar-based operators. The GBGA initially won against the UK government in the UK’s High Court.

The CJEU, in its preliminary ruling, said that while Gibraltar was technically not part of the United Kingdom, it regarded a dispute between Gibraltar and the UK as “a situation confined in all respects within a single Member State.” Thus, the GBGA cannot invoke Article 56 of the Treaty of the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) which is only applicable between EU member states. Article 56, which is the meat of GBGA’s argument, bars EU member states from imposing restrictions on the movement of goods and services between member states, unless the restrictions can be demonstrated to be intended for the purpose of consumer protection.

While the CJEU is yet to release a final ruling, the decision might affect the viability of Gibraltar’s online industry, especially after the Brexit.

Gibraltar should brace for hard times as the once popular hub for UK-facing operators may be forced to pay up taxes for the UK government.

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