Annual Reports and Accounts 2007-2008

Financial Statements

• Financial Review
• Corporate Social Responsibility
• Corporate Governance Statement
• Directors' Report
• Remuneration Report
• Regulatory Developments
  • United Kingdom
  • The European Union
  • France
  • Spain
  • Italy
  • Germany
  • Australia
  • United States
  • Asia
  • Turkey
• Report of the Independent Auditor to the members of Sportingbet Plc

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Regulatory Developments

France

France has historically been a staunch opponent of the provision of online gambling services by operators without a French licence, and it currently remains the position that the French authorities deem such activity to be illegal.

However, the Commission has put substantial pressure on France’s domestic regulation of online gambling, stating that its laws are not compatible with EU law. Accordingly, the French are undertaking a period of internal review.

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