Rabat, Morocco – Na July 2025, Morocco don dey shake table for gambling world as dem introduce 30% withholding tax on winnings wey players dey collect from foreign betting platforms. This new law no be joke o! Dem wan make sure say dem fit track wetin dey happen for dis gambling area, promote transparency, and set clear rules for everybody wey dey play.

The General Directorate of Taxes don carry this tax matter reach banks and financial intermediaries wey dey handle gambling winnings. Na so players go need declare their earnings and pay the tax wey dem withhold using one new digital platform wey dem create (no more hiding your winnings, my padi!). Na by the end of dis month, dem go begin dey drop headlines about these winnings.

This new framework no just dey help players comply with tax matter but e dey also jolly government as dem fit manage online gambling money well well. Before dis tax gist land, Moroccans fit gamble on foreign sites without paying any tax at all. Imagine the kind money wey dey waka out of the country – hundreds of millions of dirhams! But as dem don close the loophole now, dem go fit collect their share for government pocket.

But no be only tax matter dey concern dem. Moroccans don dey report say dem dey face wahala to withdraw their winnings from these offshore platforms, wey raise more questions about how transparent and legal these platforms really be. E be like say dem dey play game and no wan follow the rules (na wah!).

This new tax law dey inside the 2025 Finance Bill, and e come with plus 2% “solidarity contribution” on winnings from foreign online gambling. Dem go use this extra charge fund public welfare projects like rural development, education, and take care of vulnerable households. Talk true, e no bad idea to help people wey dey struggle, abeg!

With all dis new regulations, e clear say Morocco dey serious about managing dis online gambling matter well. Players go need sharpen their strategy to avoid tax wahala, but at least dem go fit do their jolly-jolly with clear kontri rules. Na wetin dey make sense, right?