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Canada opposes sports betting bill C
anada’s ruling Liberal government has announced its intention to oppose a new bill that would legalise wagering on single-
game sports in the North American country.
Bill C-221, the ‘Safe and Regulated Sports Betting Act’, would amend a section of the country’s criminal code to allow provinces and territories across Canada to allow such wagers in
their respective jurisdictions. Despite support from sponsor New Democratic
Party MP Brian Masse, the bill received heavy criticism from Sean Casey, Liberal MP for Charlottetown, PEI and the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada. Casey cited opposition from North America’s NHL ice hockey league to an earlier, failed bill, C- 290, as one of the reasons behind his criticism, as well as saying that the country’s current laws regarding such wagers are helping to combat match-fixing issues across sports and that altering the law could negatively impact this. In addition, he said that the amendment could also increase problem gambling in regions across Canada, which would outweigh the financial benefits provinces and territories would gain from allowing such wagers. Speaking in Canada’s House of Commons,
Casey said, “opposing this bill means protecting our most vulnerable citizens”, and that passing C- 221 would mean “more gambling and will contribute to the many ills to society brought about by problem gambling”.
Russia considers 10% online gaming tax
R
ussia’s government has put forward a proposal that could lead to a new 10% tax on online sports betting sales in the
country. In a notice published by Russia’s Finance Ministry, the government has outlined plans to amend current federal law and introduce the new
rate from December this year. Details of the planned tax are yet to be fully
confirmed by the Finance Ministry, with Russian media reporting confusion amidst operators over whether ‘sales’ refers to revenue or turnover. The proposal will come as further blow to online sports betting operators after Russian authorities also recently announced a new set of fees that
companies will be forced to pay in order to accept online wagers in regions across the country. Russia only awarded
its first official online sport betting licence earlier this year to domestic operator Liga Stavok.
70 MAY 2016
Everest Poker to close in France
B
etclic Everest Group has announced that it is to close its Everest Poker online gaming website in France.
In an email to customers, Betclic Everest confirmed that the website would cease operations on May 31, with players being given the option to migrate funds and their VIP status to Betclic’s
platform.Players that have not migrated by October of this year will be automatically be refunded and have their accounts closed.
Isabelle Andres, chief executive of Betclic
Everest, said: “There was no logic in maintaining two poker sites in the French market. We keep all our ambition and are confident that our customers will benefit from Betclic’s a quality poker offering.”
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