Australian Tax Rates - Table 3

14 May 1999
TAX
NSW
VIC
QLD
WA
SA
TAS
NT
ACT
Other State Charges:

Applicability

Community benefit levy of 2% of gross gaming = revenue.

Rates apply for the temporary and permanent casino.

1% of gross revenue (Community Benefit Levy). =

1% of gross revenue to Community Benefit Fund. =

1% of gross revenue for upkeep of Burswood = Island.
LOTTERIES
(Unless otherwise indicated, the balance of subscriptions, after prizes = is transferred to Consolidated revenue)

15% of subscriptions
plus
Fixed fee based on 14.7 per cent of subscriptions in 1996-97 with = the amount thereafter indexed to CPI.
35.55% on turnover
(Revenue transferred by standing appropriation from Consolidated Fund to = Hospitals and Charities Fund and Mental Hospitals Fund.)
Ticket Levy
10c per card transaction. (excluding instant lotteries, Tatts 2, = Super 66 and Soccer Pools).
62% of gross revenue for declared lotteries.
55% of gross revenue for Instant Scratch-its.
45% of gross revenue for Golden Casket lotteries.
State Lottery, Lotto, Oz Lotto, Powerball and Instants = -
Under the Lotteries Commission Act 1990: 16% of sales income to = Hospitals: 2% to the Arts: 2% to Sport and 5% to Charities.
Up to 2 per cent in total to Festival of Perth and Australian Commercial = Film Industry.
(Equivalent to 25% at minimum per product but closer to 30% = overall.)
Lotto, Powerball and Super 66:
Net operating surplus (equal to around 33% of gross sales) is = transferred to Hospitals Fund.
Instant Scratchies:
Net operating surplus (equal to around 19% of gross sales) is = transferred to Hospitals Fund.
No State Lotteries as such.
Tasmania receives a share of duty paid to the Victorian Government for = Tasmanian subscriptions to Tattersall's Lotteries.
Lotto - 100% of duty received from Tasmanian subscriptions.
Tattskeno - 90% of duty received from Tasmanian subscriptions.
Other - 75% duty received from Tasmanian subscriptions.
No State Lotteries.
Subscriptions to Tattersalls Consultations made in NT payable by the = Victorian Government:
Lotto 35% of sale.
Instants 75% of 35% of sales.
(as well as Super 66)
Tattersalls Consultations made in the ACT, payable by = the Victorian Government
Tattslotto/Tatts extra/Oz Lotto/Powerball - 32.5% of subscriptions
Super 66/Tatts 2/ Instant: 24.375% of subscriptions
Vic Keno: 29.95%
NSW
Lotto/Oz Lotto/Lotto Strike/Powerball
31.7% (of subscriptions
Draw Lotteries
26.7% of subscriptions
Instant Lotteries
28.7% of subscriptions
Interactive Gambling No interactive gaming legislation 50% of gaming revenue (not yet active) 50% of gaming revenue No interactive gaming legislation No interactive gaming legislation 15% for keno and simulated table games
25-35% for gaming machine games based on sliding scale of combined gross profit (see poker machine rates)
8% for casino games

For other terrestrial games the rate at which they are currently legislated

50% of gaming revenue
TAX NSW VIC QLD WA SA TAS NT ACT
Soccer Pools: 15% of subscriptions
plus
Fixed fee based on 14.7 per cent of subscriptions in 1996-97 with = the amount thereafter indexed to CPI
34% of turnover. 59% of gross revenue All surplus paid to hospitals(@ 30-35% of = turnover) 35% of net sales transferred to Dept of Recreation and = Sport 34% of sales from Tasmanian subscriptions. Subscriptions to Tattersall Consultations made in NT = payable by the Victorian Government. 34% from both Victorian and NSW = collections.
OTHER GAMBLING TAXES Footy TAB, Soccer TAB, Sports TAB, Sweepstakes
- 15% to TAB
- 10% to Sport and Recreation Fund.

Footy TAB also includes 1% of QLD investment

FootyTAB investments combined with NSW pools. Gross = commission of 25% deducted on QLD pools and paid as follows:
- 10% to QLD Govt
- 14% to QLD TAB
- 1% to NSW Sport and Recreation Fund.
Australian Rules Football and Cricket TAB betting = Gross Commission - 25% Tax to Government - 5%

75% of sport betting receipts are paid out in dividends and the = remainder (ie. net of the sports betting tax and after the TAB has = deducted its administrative expenses) is made available for allocation = by the Minister for Sport and Recreation.

Football - 20%
TAB admin. costs paid first, then 0.5% to Capital Fund and 0.5% to RIDA = and the balance divided equally between the Recreation and Sport Fund = and the South Aust. National Football League.
Other sporting events- 20%

TAB admin. costs paid first, then 0.5% to Capital Fund and 0.5% to = RIDA and then an amount as directed by the Minister to the body = conducting the event and then the balance to the Recreation and Sport = Fund.

Footypunt - 17%
- 10% to TAB
- 4.5% to Govt.
- 2.5% to Controlling Authority.
Nil. Nil.
Keno: Club Keno
Duty of subscriptions of up to $350m:
4.5% since 1.7.97
over $350m: 6%
Club Keno
33.33% of player loss subject to a minimum player return of = 75%
Keno
Jupiters Keno (Statewide) - 20%:of gross revenue, after deducting casino = commissions, plus 50% tax on profit.
Brisbane and Gold Coast Casinos:
receive 25% commission on sales of Jupiters Keno and pay tax at 21% = including a 1% Community Benefit Levy (CBL).Townsville and Cairns = Casinos:
pay 11% tax including a 1% CBL
Keno
(operated by Lotteries Commission)
Of total gross sales, 9% commission to agent, 72.8% return in prize = money, 4.2% for operating costs, remainder equals duty on subscriptions = (average 14%) transferred to the Hospital Fund
Tas Keno
refer to Tattskeno under Lotteries