{"id":6637,"date":"2012-07-09T11:37:49","date_gmt":"2012-07-09T10:37:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.betangel.com\/blog_wp\/?p=6637"},"modified":"2012-07-18T12:43:56","modified_gmt":"2012-07-18T11:43:56","slug":"cyprus-legislates-againstbetfair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betfairtradingblog.com\/blog_wp\/2012\/07\/09\/cyprus-legislates-againstbetfair\/","title":{"rendered":"Cyprus legislates against Betfair"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Cypriot government announced on Friday legislation that aims to restricts products that gambling operators can offer in the country. Product restrictions included processes that are “designed to facilitate the receipt or acceptance of bets between players”.<\/p>\n

Betfair announced this morning that they intended to challenge the decision as “the company believes that the legislation contains serious flaws and, in certain areas, is inconsistent with European Union law. “<\/p>\n

Betfair also announced that Cyprus “generated approximately 4% of revenue from Cyprus and this revenue made a contribution of approximately \u00a39 million before allocation of central costs”. That surprised me as it was bigger than I suspected.<\/p>\n

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The Cypriot government announced on Friday legislation that aims to restricts products that gambling operators can offer in the country. Product restrictions included processes that are “designed to facilitate the receipt or acceptance of bets between players”. Betfair announced this morning that they intended to challenge the decision as “the company believes that the legislation […]<\/p>\n

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