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Quote:The Swedish CEO of betting company Unibet has been arrested in the Netherlands on orders of French authorities.
Petter Nylander was on his way home to Britain when he was arrested for breaking laws protecting France’s state gambling monopoly. He was detained by Dutch passport police on Monday evening as he was passing through a control at Amsterdam Schipol Airport.
http://www.thelocal.se/8868/20071023/
Anyone going to CAC in Amsterdam?
I read about this elsewhere today. It is really about time that the EU brings up a fair ruling on online betting.
Frankly, this sucks. I’m still launching a French site :tongue:
France said OOOPS!
The French government appeared embarrassed by the arrest, which comes as Paris prepares to concede that it has discriminated illegally against online operators to protect its state monopolies.
Hehe!!! :tongue:
Hehe, I like that. I wish the US would finally get a big OOops out to the public.
Now released on 200,000 Euros bail!!!
http://www.forbes.com/markets/feeds/afx/2007/11/01/afx4288205.html
Whatever happened here anyway? Last thing I heard he was free but had to stay in Holland until a hearing could be arranged, and I forgot when the hearing was.
I strongly doubt this has anything to do with affiliates, unless you actively advertise in France and take money directly from bettors…. They are after monopoly protection. You don’t make enough money for them to worry.
Ok, here goes:
Unibet CEO Petter Nylander has been released from custody after a French judge set bail at €200,000. Nylander, who was transferred from the Netherlands on the same day, reiterated the notion that Unibet had always abided by the law.
“Our company is European,” he said in a statement. “We are listed on the OMX Nordic Exchange, and audited on a regular basis.
“The fact that there are numerous legal proceedings ongoing against responsible operators such as
Unibet doesn’t make sense at a time when the French government has publicly referred to the opening of its online gaming market,” Nylander continued.
He finished by saying: “Such proceedings serve only one purpose – the commercial interests of
France’s two State-owned monopolies. There is an urgent need for reform of this market where these monopoly operators’ actions are in complete disregard of EU Treaties and the interests of French players.”
This is a shame! The same thing happened to the Bwin CEOs last year; they also got arrested while negotiating some deals in France. Later they claimed that French police threated them like they were some hardcore criminals.
However, the EU is clearly saying that companies that are licensed in ANY EU country have the right to provide their service in ANY other country within the EU. Still, particularly the French and the German government try to protect the government monopoly on gambling with any means, claiming that private providers are not doing enough to protect players from compulsive gambling.
Will it be dangerous if we attend CAP London? Will we be arrested in London? LOL. Just a joke. Hope it will not a true thing.
@ioc 144337 wrote:
Will it be dangerous if we attend CAP London? Will we be arrested in London? LOL. Just a joke. Hope it will not a true thing.
Don’t worry the UK “likes” online gambling – You will be welcomed with open arms!
