To the delight of online poker players in the Netherlands, the Amsterdam Court of Appeal ruled last week that Dutch players are not liable to pay any taxes on their winnings on PokerStars.eu.
PokerStars migrated its players to the Maltese PokerStars.eu license on May 30, 2012. The case brought on by PokerStars player Freerk Post and his legal firm Taxwise advocaten & belastingadviseurs against the country's tax authority successfully argued that since Malta is part of the European Union (EU), that no taxes should be levied on earnings from the online poker room past this date.