Posts Tagged ‘Financials; Taxation; Licences; Law and Legal Issues’
Ladbrokes To Appeal Decision
Ladbrokes stated that the decision against the commercials for its LadbrokesCasino.com online casino was an incorrect application of the Committee Of Advertising Practice (Broadcast) TV Advertising Standards Code. It stated that the ASA’s judgement, in effect, ruled against using humour in gambling advertisements. 'Ladbrokes fully [...]
Nigeria Deal For GTech
Leading gaming technology and services firm GTech Corporation has signed an agreement with Nigeria’s National Sports Lottery (NSL) for the implementation of an online lottery in the African nation. The deal will see Providence-based GTech replace NSL’s existing central system for the operation of its lottery games and assist with the [...]
Gibraltar Wins European Court Case
The territory of Gibraltar has won its long-running action in the European Court of Justice against an earlier ruling from the European Commission and will be able to carry on charging much lower rates of corporate tax than the UK. The decision announced late last week reverses a European Commision ruling from 2004 that stated the enclave’s [...]
PPA ‘Disappointed’ By PartyGaming Plea
In America, the Poker Players Alliance (PPA) has stated that it was ‘disappointed’ to learn of the recent settlement agreed between the US Department of Justice and PartyGaming co-founder Anurag Dikshit. Dikshit created the software platform for the Gibraltar-based online gambling operator in 1997 and remains its largest shareholder with 28 [...]
IGE 2009 Endorsed By ESSA
The new Secretary General of the European Sports Security Association (ESSA), Khalid Ali, has described the upcoming International Gaming Expo (IGE) as ‘a perfect way to kick off 2009’. The ESSA is a non-profit organisation formed by some of the leading European online gaming operators including Bwin, SportingBet, PartyGaming and Unibet to [...]
