Published on The Business Today, issue
30th January 2008
There was a wintry wind blowing in
central London right next to High street Kensington at the
Royal Garden hotel where over 220 delegates made haste to attend any of two
gaming conferences. London welcomes thousands of visitors during the third week of January for the
International Casino Conference (ICE) at the massive exhibition centre in Earls
Court. This is another reason why the combined Mobile and Legal Summit
conferences are held two days prior to ICE.
Italian
licenses
Published on The Business Today, issue 10th
October 2007
Quoting
the Times of Malta , the island is riding high on a crest of
popularity amongst international operators looking for a remote
gambling license. There are already 84 internet gambling operators
licensed on the island. A letter of intent has been issued to 76
others and the applications of 36 companies are pending.
Full Article...
Online Gaming: Quo Vadis
Published on The Business Today, issue 19th September 2007
Online gaming has seen much
turbulence this year. Not surprisingly online gaming companies have faced nothing but opprobrium particularly from cross-border challenges originated by state gambling monopolies eager to stem competition.
PKF Malta — Reaching Out
Published on CNBC July Issue
George Mangion, Senior Partner of PKF Malta
& Co – an audit and business advisory firm – has been instrumental in establishing numerous iGaming companies on the island and has vigorously championed Malta as a “prime captive insurance destination.”
Cementing the future of Europe
Published on Business Today of the 27th June 2007
It was a famous remark by UK ex-prime minister Tony Blair (a devout Christian) who compared the defeat of the European Constitution to the crumbling walls of Jericho in the biblical context. In his opinion it was the voters of France and Netherlands who were blowing trumpets around the EU city walls two years ago when they rejected the constitution.
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All eyes are
Europe
Quotes
With the embargo imposed by US law, which outlawed the use of credit card for online gaming transactions, many consider that Europe is the main area of opportunity for operators in the short term.
With the whole industry looking to the European market to drive growth and harness competitive advantage, now is the time for operators to ensure that they have a clear and unequivocal understanding of the exact legal situation across Europe.
Regulatory differences on remote gambling in the EU
Published in The Times Business of the 5th April 2007
There seem to be a greater need for discussions following the uncertainty prevailing on regulatory issues among various European jurisdictions concerning remote gambling, including advertising, taxation, cross border sports betting, implication of VAT, abuse of monopoly powers and location of servers.
Maltese online gaming industry generates €2 billion in turnover
Published in The Sunday Times of the 3rd December 2006
PKF Malta & Co. successfully participated and co-organised a specialised conference, last month, to deal with issues effecting the international gaming scene at the historical setting of Fitzpatrick Castle in Dublin. Full Article...
PKF Malta &
Co’s specialised Dublin conference last month dealt with the tide of woes hitting the international gaming scene where much is at stake after the US
prohibition.
Published in The Business Today of the 22nd November 2006
PKF
Malta & Co has certainly been active this year to promote Malta as a destination hub for online gaming. This year has seen PKF
Malta & Co organising another successful conference in Munich on the possible effects resulting from a de-regulation of the German market. Full Article...
Crucial time for gaming
Published on Times of Malta on 02 November 2006
The Dublin gaming conference this weekend comes at an important time for international gaming - and at a time when around 100 Maltese-registered betting site are pondering how to react to the recent US prohibition. The conference is being organised by PKF
Malta & Co and its partners at International Gaming Conference and Expo (IGCE).
All paths lead to Dublin IGCE
Published on Business Today on 01 November 2006
Planning a specialised Dublin conference in November to deal with the tide of woes hitting the international gaming scene is a hot contender for Sports business and its European partner PKF at IGCE. This time the venue is the historical setting of Fitzpatrick Castle and is all happening from the 5th to the 7th November in Dublin.
Full Article...
No cheer for online gaming
Published on the Business Today on Sunday on 08 October 2006
Online gambling business is awaiting substantial changes in legislature both in USA and to a lesser extent in Europe that will bring untold uncertainty leading to a volatile future. Operators are facing strict legislative measures and yet more cross-border restrictions are expected to come.
Full Article...
Gaming’s woes
Published on Business Today on Sunday 13 August 2006
The unprecedented indictment of the chief executive of crisis-hit BetonSports, an Online Sportsbook with a USD6 billion turnover mainly targeting the US market, was only the recent problem hitting the online gaming sector internationally.
Published on Business Today on Sunday 30 July 2006
Surely, sanity should prevail and steps taken by the US Senate to wholeheartedly legitimise the online gaming industry.
This month saw the indictment of the chief executive of BetonSports an Online Sportsbook with a USD6 billion turnover mainly targeting the US market. Mr Carruthers, was arrested while changing planes en route from London to his new home in Costa Rica. The charges on himself and his associates include items such as aiding and abetting online gaming in US.
Published on Malta Economic update on 06 June 2006
In less than a year the flurry of contacts and enquiries from gaming operators which have bombarded practitioners from foreign operators seems to go unabated. The number of licensed companies now exceed 100 and this includes BetFair as a first tier company, writes George Mangion.
Published in the Business Today of the 22nd March 2006
Efficiency in the civil service is sine qua non for the smooth running of a hi-tech mega investment
A big PR razzmatazz was drummed up three years ago when a White Paper entitled A Public Service for the 21st Century was launched. It announced new public service charters. These would commit departments to deliver on what citizens could expect the public service to provide them with.
Once the data superhighway is impacted by the Italian internet blockage in Milan there is a possibility that it can slow Malta’s vital communication link to the outside world
In a protectionist move, Italy has blocked over 100 Malta-licensed internet gaming sites which they consider to be illegal. This comes in the wake of Italy's recent budget, which decreed to block all online gaming sites which are not licensed in Italy.
Published in the Business Today of the 15th March 2006
Full Article...
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Royal Garden hotel where over 220 delegates made haste to attend any of two
gaming conferences. London welcomes thousands of visitors during the third week of January for the
International Casino Conference (ICE) at the massive exhibition centre in Earls
Court. This is another reason why the combined Mobile and Legal Summit
conferences are held two days prior to ICE.
Quoting
the Times of Malta , the island is riding high on a crest of
popularity amongst international operators looking for a remote
gambling license. There are already 84 internet gambling operators
licensed on the island. A letter of intent has been issued to 76
others and the applications of 36 companies are pending.
George Mangion, Senior Partner of PKF Malta
& Co – an audit and business advisory firm – has been instrumental in establishing numerous iGaming companies on the island and has vigorously championed Malta as a “prime captive insurance destination.” 
It was a famous remark by UK ex-prime minister Tony Blair (a devout Christian) who compared the defeat of the European Constitution to the crumbling walls of Jericho in the biblical context. In his opinion it was the voters of France and Netherlands who were blowing trumpets around the EU city walls two years ago when they rejected the constitution.
With the embargo imposed by 
There seem to be a greater need for discussions following the uncertainty prevailing on regulatory issues among various European jurisdictions concerning remote gambling, including advertising, taxation, cross border sports betting, implication of VAT, abuse of monopoly powers and location of servers. 
Published in The Sunday Times of the 3rd December 2006
The Dublin gaming conference this weekend comes at an important time for international gaming - and at a time when around 100 Maltese-registered betting site are pondering how to react to the recent US prohibition. The conference is being organised by PKF
Malta & Co and its partners at International Gaming Conference and Expo (IGCE). 
Online gambling business is awaiting substantial changes in legislature both in USA and to a lesser extent in Europe that will bring untold uncertainty leading to a volatile future. Operators are facing strict legislative measures and yet more cross-border restrictions are expected to come.
The unprecedented indictment of the chief executive of crisis-hit BetonSports, an Online Sportsbook with a USD6 billion turnover mainly targeting the US market, was only the recent problem hitting the online gaming sector internationally.
Surely, sanity should prevail and steps taken by the US Senate to wholeheartedly legitimise the online gaming industry.
ublished on Malta Economic update on 06 June 2006
Efficiency in the civil service is sine qua non for the smooth running of a hi-tech mega investment
In a protectionist move, Italy has blocked over 100 Malta-licensed internet gaming sites which they consider to be illegal. This comes in the wake of Italy's recent budget, which decreed to block all online gaming sites which are not licensed in Italy. 
