Petter Nylander, the former CEO of Unibet, is a free man - for now.
With charges of advertising illegal gambling operations on his head, Petter has been set free of jail on a €200,000 bail (roughly $290,000 United States dollars). He may still have to come back to France due to some government investigations on his operations. If he’s found to be guilty of these crimes, he could get up to three years in prison. Ouch.
Petter Nylander blasted out this statement:
“In the coming weeks and months there will be more questions from the French. Unibet, the company that I run, has always abided by the law. We are transparent and we promote the concept of responsible gaming. Our company is European; we are listed on the OMX Nordic Exchance, 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. 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. It is Unibet’s strong belief that the French consumer should have a choice regarding online betting and gaming, with specific regulation. France has everything to gain from the controlled opening of its market, and La Française des Jeux, the PMU and French casino operators alike have an opportunity to be co-leaders together with private operators in the European online gaming market.”
If you didn’t want to read all of that, what he’s saying is that he feels Unibet, his company, has always been on the good side of the law. He feels that’s its dumb of the French government to be so hard on online casino gaming at a time when France is expanding its online gaming market. He feels that the French government is unfairly targeting other private internet casinos that may pose a threat to State-owned monopolies.
What’s with all the crime, corruption, and scandal in the online casino world recently?
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