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Amid a slew of fresh taxes proposed by the newly emboldened Democratic majority in Virginia, the latest entry seeks to sack people\u2019s fantasy football leagues.<\/p>\n

The Fantasy Contests Act<\/a>, authored by Sen. Adam Ebbin, D-Alexandria, would impose a 10% tax on fantasy sports revenue from games played within the Commonwealth.<\/p>\n

Five percent, or 0.5 percentage points of the overall 10% tax, would go to the state\u2019s problem-gambler treatment fund, while the other 95% (9.5 percentage points) would go to the state\u2019s general fund.<\/p>\n

VICTORIOUS VIRGINIA DEMOCRATS MORPH FROM PRETEND MODERATES INTO LIBERAL EXTREMISTS OVER NIGHT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

It also requires fantasy sports contest operators to register with the Virginia Department<\/a> of Agriculture and obtain a permit before offering any games to people in the Commonwealth.<\/p>\n

Fox News Digital reached out to Ebbin for comment on the tax, and how he came up with the idea for it.<\/p>\n

While Ebbin did not respond by press time, Fox News Digital also attempted to press the senator on how this latest levy aligns with Virginia Democrats<\/a>\u2019 campaign mantra of “affordability.”<\/p>\n

Fox News Digital also reached out to the state\u2019s two legislative Republican caucuses for additional comment.<\/p>\n

The Virginia Lottery would have rulemaking and oversight authority over daily fantasy sports, according to Gambling Insider<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Other states are also considering legislation providing oversight or regulation of fantasy sports, including Illinois<\/a>, the outlet reported.<\/p>\n

There, a bill would grant the state\u2019s gaming board the ability to tax and regulate such play at anywhere from 10 to 15%.<\/p>\n

The Washington think tank Americans for Tax Reform came out swinging against the legislation with a full article-length<\/a> critique of Ebbin\u2019s plan.<\/p>\n

“As with every tax\u00a0and fee\u00a0imposed on businesses, the cost\u00a0doesn\u2019t\u00a0stay with the company;\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0ultimately passed\u00a0on to consumers,” ATR wrote.<\/p>\n

“This new tax<\/a>\u00a0inevitably translates into smaller prize pools, higher entry fees, fewer promotions and bonuses, and less competition in the market. In other words, Virginia players are the ones who end up footing the bill.”<\/p>\n

ATR also criticized the logic behind how the bill was crafted, saying that if fantasy sports truly are skill-based \u2014 in that players use their sports knowledge to draft, start, sit and trade players \u2014 they should not be taxed “as though they were a vice.”<\/p>\n

Virginia Democrats have also proposed a slew of other tax proposals<\/a> \u2014 aside from their plan to redistrict<\/a> potentially every Republican congressman except Morgan Griffith out of their seat.<\/p>\n

One such bill creates a net-investment income tax on trusts and estates, raising the Commonwealth\u2019s top marginal rate to just under 10%.<\/p>\n

Other proposals create new<\/a> high-tax brackets, levy Second Amendment related purchases<\/a> like an 11% tax on ammunition, place a tax on home-delivery services like Amazon, UPS and Uber Eats, and expand the current breadth of the state sales tax to include purchases not previously taxed under Gov. Glenn Youngkin\u2019s tenure or earlier.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/virginia-dems-take-tax-hikes-overtime-target-fantasy-football-leagues <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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