39However, the applicants allege that the amending Law of 2011, by drastically increasing the amount of taxes on the operation of slot machines in amusement arcades, has hindered profitable operation of those machines by operators of amusement arcades and has thus granted de facto exclusivity for that activity to casino operators. In particular, since a category I amusement arcade generated, it is claimed, an average monthly revenue of HUF 200000 per slot machine, the levy of HUF 500000 in monthly flat-rate tax, on its own, resulted in an immediate average monthly loss of HUF 300000 per slot machine. In any event, even assuming that some amusement arcade operators received more revenue, the profit remaining after the deduction of those taxes and expenses would have been non-existent or, at most, minimal.
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