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ALDERNEY The Alderney Gambling Control Commission has signed a
memorandum of understanding with the Alcohol and Gaming
Commission of Ontario. The two regulators will co-operate on investigations and work together to develop standards and protocols.
GREECE The Remote Gambling Association (RGA) has mounted a
challenge in the Greek Council of State to the government’s
taxation policies on Internet gambling. The government plans to require any operators who obtain an e-gaming
licence to pay tax retrospectively on revenue earned from Greek customers since 1 January 2010. They will also have to pay a retrospective ten percent withholding tax on winnings paid out in the year ending 16 December 2011. The RGA is calling for these measures to be abandoned, describing them as
ARMENIA From January next year, gaming will be limited to the cities of
Tsaghkadzor, Jermuk and Sevan.
“unconstitutional, as they contravene the right to conduct a business activity and are disproportionate”. Its action was jointly signed by Bet365, Betfair andWilliam Hill. The trade body also complained last year to the European Commission about
Greek’s online gambling regulations, and has bitterly criticised what it sees as a regime that unfairly favours OPAP, the partly state-owned gaming operator.
EUROPE Player protection rather than revenue is the main driver for
regulation of online gaming in Europe, according to a panel at the
ICE Totally Gaming event in London. It included Nick Tofiluk from Britain’s Gambling Commission, Birgitte Sand of the Danish Gaming Board, and Peter Naessens of the Belgian Gaming Commission. Also taking place at ICE was the launch of the European Lawyers Network
Gambling & Sports Law Group, comprising JoelsonWilson Solicitors of London; CRW& Partners of Milan; and Vissers Advocatuur of the Netherlands.
22 MARCH 2012
ITALY Forthcoming regulatory developments in Italy are expected to
include the issue of 1000 licences for live poker tournaments,
with bidding starting at ¤100,000 and turnover taxed at three percent. Also likely is the introduction of “resto in gioco” games, allowing consumers in
shops to use their change to buy an instant lottery ticket which is printed on their receipt. Maximum stake is expected to be ¤5.
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