It’s the news that many Dutch players were waiting to hear for many years. After fighting for years, Dutch players who have previously been charged exorbitant tax charges on their poker winnings will have them repaid or written off if they were owed.

The world’s most popular poker site, PokerStars, is the related site in question and after many years of waiting, according to Casino News in Holland (www.casinonieuws.nl) the battle has finally been won and players will be able to play without worrying about their winnings being taxed, as is the case for almost all European players.

The story, which was reported directly here, revealed that the backdated tax repayments will be worth millions to hundreds of players who were taxed on their winnings.

This was a situation that went right back to the early part of the last decade. We personally knew one Dutch player – who will remain unnamed – who was not aware of this fact at first and spent years discussing this law with the authorities, unsure of the consequences of perfectly innocent actions.