Originally Posted by norisk

lomaca, this was an appeal by Betfair and Sportsbet & as part of the appeal they would have needed to demonstrate how the introduction of a turnover tax would negatively impact their businesses.

"Betfair argued that the payment of a fee calculated on the basis of turnover was unconstitutional because it imposed a greater burden on its profit than it did on the New South Wales totalisator operator, TAB Ltd (TAB). This was viewed by the Full Court as being the case because its business model is based, in part, on smaller margins and requires higher turnover to achieve equivalent revenues when compared with other models (i.e. bookmakers or totalisators). The primary judge dismissed this claim on the basis that, while Betfair had demonstrated that the use of a turnover benchmark was discriminatory, it had not demonstrated that it was of a protectionist kind."