Games of chance: a heated debate in Morocco

MPs expressed their concern about the imposition of a tax on games of chance, fearing that this measure provided for in the 2025 finance bill would lead to a legalization of the practice of these games among minors, as well as than money laundering.

How to impose a tax on activities considered illegal? The issue sparked a heated debate during the detailed examination of the 2025 finance bill at the Finance and Economic Development Committee. Abdellah Bouanou, president of the parliamentary group of the Justice and Development Party (PJD), declared on this subject that the entry into force of a tax on games of chance could lead minors to play games of chance and to the legalization of money laundering.