Online Gambling Trouble In Turkey
Published: Sunday, March 04, 2007 Online-Casinos.com
TROUBLE IN TURKEY
Foreign gambling ban included in new law
It looks as if Austrian public company Bwin was on the money last week when it expressed concern over the development of new Turkish anti-gambling laws.
The Turks have subsequently passed a law that forbids the offering of online gambling services by any *unauthorised* domestic or foreign company to citizens in Turkey. With the not-quite-snappy title (perhaps something is lost in the translation!) of "Law for amending certain articles of the law on bookmaking organisation concerning football contests", the new legislation threatens to impose severe fines and up to between two and five years imprisonment to "anyone involved in enabling access, promotion or operation of sites offering egaming products to Turkish nationals."
Legal eagles are interpreting the new law as a significant nail in the coffin of online gambling in the country, although the more optimistic observers point out that banning foreign companies may not be a good fit for Turkey's upcoming membership of the European Union with its policies of open borders for trade and services between EU members.
Another and more positive interpretation is that the wording of the law suggests that the Turks may be prepared to accept and license online gambling for suitable sites.
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