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This aligns with the Ministry\u2019s existing stance. Hoffstedt expounds on this, elucidating the intrinsic distinction between assessing penalties based on total turnover versus GGR.<\/p>\n<p>Typically, he elucidates, gambling surplus merely constitutes a modest 5-10 percent of the total turnover, with the lion\u2019s share, 90-95 percent, being profits channeled to gambling consumers. In his perspective, it\u2019s inherently unjust to impose penalty fees on the very funds that don\u2019t belong to the gambling entity but rather accrue to the benefit of consumers.<\/p>\n<p>Hoffstedt, in a closing reflection, applauds the proposed amendments for instilling a much-needed sense of proportionality into the sanctions framework. 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