Their TOS say that any dispute between you (their customer) and them are governed by Costa Rica law. I would say chances are they are incorporated in Costa Rica, but this may or may not be the case. I am not familiar with EU tax law, but I read this article, and it looks like European countries tax casino's gambling profits very heavily.
Anyway, I would be surprised if Nitrogensports has an actual office anywhere, and their servers are likely hosted by third parties. I would presume they don't want any of their executives/owners receiving parcels in the mail. It is for these collective reasons that I speculate they will not give you a direct answer.
Topic: Nitrogensports.eu dodging questions regarding their operation - page 2. (Read 699 times)
I've seen posts in here that states they are operating from Costa Rica, fine that's good and all but what more do we know? Why wouldn't the TWO (yes two different people replied to my emails) tell me that?
Also, to clarify, I don't mind paying my taxes, I just wanted clarification as it is needed and would make my life much easier.
Also, to clarify, I don't mind paying my taxes, I just wanted clarification as it is needed and would make my life much easier.
This convo is really funny to read. It's like talking to a brick wall. You tell them your tax advisor told you this and they are advising you to contact a tax advisor. Maybe there's a mentally handicapped person employed in Nitrogen's support? Dodgy or not, this situation shows that you may be forced to speak to that brick wall one day because your game got bugged or your deposit did not appear on your account.
In OP's case it doesn't change anything since it's definitely not in Europe.
Unfortunately, it seems that he will have to pay those taxes.
Lol so they operate in Costa Rica but isn't San Jose in California, as I just got my Cisco Certification Package and it says San Jose California or there are 2 San Joses in existence
In OP's case it doesn't change anything since it's definitely not in Europe.
Unfortunately, it seems that he will have to pay those taxes.
San José happens to be the capital of Costa Rica.
Lol so they operate in Costa Rica but isn't San Jose in California, as I just got my Cisco Certification Package and it says San Jose California or there are 2 San Joses in existence
It's possible for there to be duplicate city names. (i.e. the >20 Madisons in the US)With San Jose, there are literally hundreds of places named thereof.
Lol so they operate in Costa Rica but isn't San Jose in California, as I just got my Cisco Certification Package and it says San Jose California or there are 2 San Joses in existence
They operate in costa rica, so looks like you'll need to pay that 30% tax. I don't like the way they are dealing with you emails, I'm assuming you've gambled and used their service a lot, and they way they are just pushing you away and dodging quite simple questions.
Do they have a gambling license? It seems like they might be avoiding these questions since they don't have an official license. Would be pretty shocking though, a pretty big gambling site without a license, and has active for years.
Do they have a gambling license? It seems like they might be avoiding these questions since they don't have an official license. Would be pretty shocking though, a pretty big gambling site without a license, and has active for years.
According to their website they are located in Costa Rica:
I can't find anything regarding gambling licenses or business registration on their website. A few review websites mention that they are owned by a company called Ideal Media Inc. and operates out of San Jose, Costa Rica. Can't find anything about the company itself.
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8. Governing Law
Any claim relating to Nitrogen Sports's web site shall be governed by the laws of Costa Rica without regard to its conflict of law provisions.
sourceAny claim relating to Nitrogen Sports's web site shall be governed by the laws of Costa Rica without regard to its conflict of law provisions.
I can't find anything regarding gambling licenses or business registration on their website. A few review websites mention that they are owned by a company called Ideal Media Inc. and operates out of San Jose, Costa Rica. Can't find anything about the company itself.
So what am I to take away from this? The only reason I had some hope was because they use the ".eu" domain and although that means nothing I was still surprised by their lack of replying to my very simple question. This is not something new with their support though as it's been like that for the better part of the last 3 years but I am very naive. I've never had issues with withdraws from them so it has nothing to do with that, it just seems shady that they would continously dodge the question and put it on me to figure it out.
Call it a rant but I'd like to know what the community thinks. They've been around for a while and they have a lot of action on their site so if all of it is done in the dark I'd expect them to either get shut down or get fined heavily one of these days and in that case I wouldn't want to have any balance on their site at all.
Call it a rant but I'd like to know what the community thinks. They've been around for a while and they have a lot of action on their site so if all of it is done in the dark I'd expect them to either get shut down or get fined heavily one of these days and in that case I wouldn't want to have any balance on their site at all.
It does come across shady; I get the first one just because I'm used to getting generic form letter replies the first response from companies. After that though it's a deliberate attempt to get you to drop the subject; they're hoping your stupid and get confused dealing with your tax professional.
Your last sentence is a valid concern, for anyone who plays there consistently and keeps a bankroll on the site. Hopefully they drop the charade and just give you an answer. My guess is if they ever provide info it will be for some lose law country in the end, regardless of where they are or started.
Transparency sake: It was my suggestion to open this thread. My take on it: Unless this is revealed, I will tag them. This is way too shady for me to reasonably trust that service provider. It is not like you're asking them to give you their home address.
So I've been trying to do my crypto taxes and naturally my tax agency started looking into my account history wherever they could and this lead to questions about where my BTC comes from. A majority of it has been from gambling, FortuneJack or Nitrogensports. Now they tell me that if my winnings are from sites that are operating from EU/EES I don't have to pay any taxes at all on my winnings so naturally I'm starting to look into it so the tax hit isn't as big.
I reached out to Nitrogensports through their support form and got a non-answer but after a couple of days I got an email from them that looks like this:
This was annoying, ofcourse, as I explained I've spoken with my tax agency extensively and I just needed an answer from where they are operating so I replied with this:
Now here's where I'd expect them to either tell me that they are running their operations without any licenses or public information or at least tell me where they are based but lo and behold here's the reply I got:
Now this is where they start pissing me off with their non-answers and being so reluctant to help someone that has used their service extensively over several years. They keep telling me to talk to a tax professional but who could be more qualified as a tax professional other than my tax agency? I did tell them that this information is straight from them but they keep dodging the question so my final reply was this:
I did change my tone to see if they may budge and at least give me something if it seems I'm in need of it but nothing changed and this was their final response (I did not reply after this):
So what am I to take away from this? The only reason I had some hope was because they use the ".eu" domain and although that means nothing I was still surprised by their lack of replying to my very simple question. This is not something new with their support though as it's been like that for the better part of the last 3 years but I am very naive. I've never had issues with withdraws from them so it has nothing to do with that, it just seems shady that they would continously dodge the question and put it on me to figure it out.
Call it a rant but I'd like to know what the community thinks. They've been around for a while and they have a lot of action on their site so if all of it is done in the dark I'd expect them to either get shut down or get fined heavily one of these days and in that case I wouldn't want to have any balance on their site at all.
I reached out to Nitrogensports through their support form and got a non-answer but after a couple of days I got an email from them that looks like this:
This was annoying, ofcourse, as I explained I've spoken with my tax agency extensively and I just needed an answer from where they are operating so I replied with this:
Now here's where I'd expect them to either tell me that they are running their operations without any licenses or public information or at least tell me where they are based but lo and behold here's the reply I got:
Now this is where they start pissing me off with their non-answers and being so reluctant to help someone that has used their service extensively over several years. They keep telling me to talk to a tax professional but who could be more qualified as a tax professional other than my tax agency? I did tell them that this information is straight from them but they keep dodging the question so my final reply was this:
I did change my tone to see if they may budge and at least give me something if it seems I'm in need of it but nothing changed and this was their final response (I did not reply after this):
So what am I to take away from this? The only reason I had some hope was because they use the ".eu" domain and although that means nothing I was still surprised by their lack of replying to my very simple question. This is not something new with their support though as it's been like that for the better part of the last 3 years but I am very naive. I've never had issues with withdraws from them so it has nothing to do with that, it just seems shady that they would continously dodge the question and put it on me to figure it out.
Call it a rant but I'd like to know what the community thinks. They've been around for a while and they have a lot of action on their site so if all of it is done in the dark I'd expect them to either get shut down or get fined heavily one of these days and in that case I wouldn't want to have any balance on their site at all.
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