The South Australian Council of Social Services is calling for changes in the country’s online gambling tax laws to ensure that taxes are paid where the wagers are placed.

The welfare group believes operators that were licensed by the Northern Territory and Norfolk Island might have been avoiding paying the right taxes, 9news.com.au reported. This is because Australia’s online gambling laws tax companies only in the jurisdiction where they are licensed, not where the bets are placed.

Because of this, Chief Executive Ross Womersley is concerned that “South Australia is missing out on a whole lot of tax income.”

“When a gambling corporation does not have to be incorporated or resident in a jurisdiction, but can still use the license of a jurisdiction like Norfolk Island to lessen their taxes, I think we have gone beyond real business and are talking about virtual tax havens and [lega] tax avoidance,” Womersley said, according to the report.

The South Australian Council of Social Services is calling for changes in the country’s online gambling tax laws to ensure that taxes are paid where the wagers are placed.

The welfare group believes operators that were licensed by the Northern Territory and Norfolk Island might have been avoiding paying the right taxes, 9news.com.au reported. This is because Australia’s online gambling laws tax companies only in the jurisdiction where they are licensed, not where the bets are placed.

Because of this, Chief Executive Ross Womersley is concerned that “South Australia is missing out on a whole lot of tax income.”

“When a gambling corporation does not have to be incorporated or resident in a jurisdiction, but can still use the license of a jurisdiction like Norfolk Island to lessen their taxes, I think we have gone beyond real business and are talking about virtual tax havens and [lega] tax avoidance,” Womersley said, according to the report.

Japan has lost its ace badminton player for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics due to gambling charges, despite tearful pleas for mercy from his teammate.

Kento Momota, ranked second among world badminton players, was given an indefinite suspension, which meant that the 21-year-old wouldn’t be able to join the Japanese team in time for the Olympics, the Nippon Badminton Association announced over the weekend, according to Bloomberg.

A Reuters report quoted badminton officials saying “it would be hard to nominate Momota…for a place at Rio after finding out that he and teammate Kenichi Tago gambled at an illegal casino.”

The suspension came despite Tago’s tearful appeal for officials to allow Momota to compete. The 26-year-old told reporters: “I don’t care what punishment I get, even if I can never play badminton again. My only wish is that you give Momota another chance.”

Japan has lost its ace badminton player for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics due to gambling charges, despite tearful pleas for mercy from his teammate.

Kento Momota, ranked second among world badminton players, was given an indefinite suspension, which meant that the 21-year-old wouldn’t be able to join the Japanese team in time for the Olympics, the Nippon Badminton Association announced over the weekend, according to Bloomberg.

A Reuters report quoted badminton officials saying “it would be hard to nominate Momota…for a place at Rio after finding out that he and teammate Kenichi Tago gambled at an illegal casino.”

The suspension came despite Tago’s tearful appeal for officials to allow Momota to compete. The 26-year-old told reporters: “I don’t care what punishment I get, even if I can never play badminton again. My only wish is that you give Momota another chance.”