Since when has that been established in Croatia?
That first 5% from every stake was here as long as I remember so at least 20-25 years. This was manageable since our bookies generally have a bit higher odds then usual to offset that. That extra tax on winnings came a bit later, not sure when but maybe 10years ago? That was the time when I started to look for other options. Problem is it is not allowed to use sites like bet365 here and you can be in problems if you pay out large winnings. Crypto bookies were my saviors 
Interesting and bet365 is one of the biggest beneficiaries of the growing market in Germany. But don't get me wrong here, I had the prejudice that Croatia maybe one of those countries where there is lax regulation and probably more welcoming towards gambling, but I don't really know why I thought that. Probably because I am used to very strict rules in many things in Germany and then think that is must be less strict elsewhere.
Although we do have one very nice tax law concerning cryptos and that is if you hold your crypto > 12 months, whatever the gain is that you make afterwards when you sell is 0% tax.
But a draw would still be nice 
