Proposed Tax Hike on Online Sports Betting Lowered in House

Q&A | Beth Goetz discusses House settlement, implications for Hawkeye sports - The Daily Iowan

The Daily Iowan interviewed University of Iowa Director of Athletics Beth Goetz about the looming House settlement and its implications across Hawkeye sports. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. The Daily Iowan: Your predecessor cut four sports here in the wake of financial challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic. Have you been able to guarantee to your coaches that Iowa won’t have to cut any of its 20 DI sports in the wake of t…

Proposed tax hike on online sports betting lowered in House

BATON ROUGE, La. (KTAL/KMSS) - The Louisiana House advanced a bill Tuesday to raise taxes on online sports betting after adopting an amendment to lower the amount of the tax increase. As amended, House Bill 639 by Rep. Neil Riser, R-Columbia, would increase the tax rate on mobile sports wagering from 15% to 21.5%. This is down from the originally proposed 32.5%. The 10% tax on in-person retail betting remains unchanged. Caddo residents say …

Gambling tax hike trimmed as bill moves through House

BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana House advanced a bill Tuesday to raise taxes on online sports betting after adopting an amendment to lower the amount of the tax increase.

House advances scaled-back online sports betting tax increase

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Bill Increasing Louisiana's Online Sports Betting Tax Rate Moves Forward

The Louisiana House of Representatives approved a bill to increase the state’s onlin sports betting tax rate The bill calls for an increase from 15% to 21.5% for the sports betting tax rate in the state Originally, lawmakers proposed an increase to 32% Lawmakers in the Big Easy are looking for a big increase to the Louisiana online sports betting tax rate. The Louisiana House of Representatives yesterday approved Rep. Neil Riser’s (R-20) bill, H…