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Fuzz
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Posted: 28th Jun 2013 03:01
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http://www.friatider.se/lan-party-tax-hits-swedish-gamers

How lame.

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bitJericho
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Posted: 28th Jun 2013 06:44
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In Sweden of all places...

It seems fair enough though. When you're talking about entrance fees and cash prizes, well it's no different than a poker tourney no?

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Quik
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Posted: 28th Jun 2013 11:04
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Quote: "It seems fair enough though. When you're talking about entrance fees and cash prizes, well it's no different than a poker tourney no?"


But it's also affecting LAN cafés, anything that has computer games in them - it doesnt even need to have prizes.



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bitJericho
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Posted: 28th Jun 2013 14:16
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Quote: "it doesnt even need to have prizes."


wtf

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Quik
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Posted: 28th Jun 2013 16:56
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basicly any internet cafe or etc, that has gaming computers in them - are going to be taxed for it.

They even said "We are aware that it's not exactly gambling or whatever, but this is the way it is now."

The guys who decided upon this don't even know what it is they have decided upon, they just drew a generalization that "Gaming = money".



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KeithC
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Posted: 28th Jun 2013 18:40
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I don't think you'd ever see this in the States. Still messed up way to grab money from Swede taxpayers.

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swissolo
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Posted: 28th Jun 2013 22:19 Edited at: 28th Jun 2013 22:20
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Quote: "TO BE TAXED: Swedes will be forced to pay a $1,500 government fee to host a LAN party of 11 computers"

Chances are people are just not going to pay it and no one will ever know I mean honestly, they can play online but when in one location, using their own resources, it requires the government ??

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Quik
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Posted: 29th Jun 2013 01:18
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chances are the big lan parties will kinnda die out on the whole prize aspect... like Nordsken, so that kinnda sucks, well - hopefully it wont be too much of a blow.



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Melancholic
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Posted: 29th Jun 2013 18:57
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As a general rule governments always act in the best interest of the people and never against it, so why are people complaining and not just accepting the will of their omnipotent overlords?


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Quik
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Posted: 29th Jun 2013 19:02
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Quote: "As a general rule governments always act in the best interest of the people and never against it, so why are people complaining and not just accepting the will of their omnipotent overlords?"



........ WUAHAHAAHHAHAHAHA



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Phaelax
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Posted: 30th Jun 2013 19:24
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Quote: " forced to pay a fee of up to $5,000 in order to receive a "permit" to connect PCs and video game consoles for gaming purposes."


They're not connected for gaming, they're connected for sharing chunks of informational packets with each other. What each PC does with that data is entirely irrelevant.

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Quik
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Posted: 30th Jun 2013 19:55 Edited at: 30th Jun 2013 20:17
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Quote: "They're not connected for gaming, they're connected for sharing chunks of informational packets with each other. What each PC does with that data is entirely irrelevant."


not exactly... they will only tax places that has computers made for gaming, and with gaming programs and whatnot.


edit: that being in a LAN cafe or such.



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Phaelax
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Posted: 1st Jul 2013 01:37
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I was being sarcastic

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Libervurto
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Posted: 9th Jul 2013 01:12
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Quote: "^As a general rule governments always act in the best interest of the people and never against it, so why are people complaining and not just accepting the will of their omnipotent overlords?^"

Fixed for you. ^I am so helpful!^
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