French Cops Interview Former 888.com Head
Published: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 Online-Casinos.com
FORMER 888.COM HEAD INTERVIEWED BY FRENCH COPS FOR 8 HOURS
Group marketing activities on French soil discussed
John Anderson, the former CEO of the Gibraltar-based 888.com online gambling group was probably both tired and relieved to be on his way home after an eight hour discussion in Paris with French police this week.
The Financial Times reports that the veteran non-executive director of 888.com travelled voluntarily to France at the request of the authorities, who wanted to talk with him about the company's marketing activities in their backyard, which included a now-withdrawn sponsorship for Toulouse FC.
Anderson apparently left the discussions at 8 pm after a marathon 8 hour session with the French gendarmerie which the newspaper described as "inconclusive".
The newspaper said that the French gambling and horse racing monopolies contribute GBP1.4 billion to the state budget, which many have pointed out is probably the reason for French sensitivity to the operations of foreign companies.
