PKF London Office,
Farringdon Place
20 Farringdon Road
London EC1M 3AP
2 June 2005
Following the successful conference organised by PKF MALTA last year in London with Sports Business group (publishers of I-Gaming magazine), a sequel is planned this year .
The conference will be discussing the uncertainty prevailing on regulatory issues among various jurisdictions concerning:
- Remote gambling including advertising
- Taxation
- VAT
- Money laundering and location of servers
The panel will give its views on current EU thinking on possible directives to dismantle the state gambling monopolies. The speakers will cover issues such as principles of EU Law, harmonisation of standards and unresolved matters concerning cross border advertising. The conference also compares various available licensing jurisdictions by giving key information on Telecommunications, Infrastructure & Facilities, Company Law, Taxation, specific Licensing Facts and in particular any emerging tax implications on the Gambling Bill after the UK Budget 2005.
 The uniqueness in the conference is the fact that cross border VAT implications will be tackled as PKF are experts in this field, so we will be going a bit further than other seminars where normally the VAT is just mentioned but not into detail.
The event will split into focus groups in an interactive breakout session to discuss matters of topical interest.
Who should attend?
This is an excellent opportunity for lawyers, regulators and advisors to best position themselves on outcome of challenges such as advertising and regulatory issues in the 25 member states.
Finance Directors, CEO's, Business Development Managers, UK based sports betting companies / poker / bingo operators, who have offshore licences which are out of the "White List". Of particular interest to operators who are looking to relocate to an offshore jurisdiction or add another licence along with what they already have in hand. Reliable sources in the industry predict that if the UK Bill receives Royal Assent in May, the new Gaming Commission is unlikely to be operational before 2007. This gives ample time for any relocation decisions to be resolved.
Speakers
A valuable panel of speakers will contribute such as:
- Ms Irit Herzenshtein VAT Specialist PKF UK
- Mr Peter Bruford Tax and Engagement Partner PKF UK
- Hon John Dalli for Malta
- Mr Peter Montegriffo Senior Partner Hassans Law Firm for Gibraltar
- Mr Herman Behr of e-Management for Netherlands Antilles
- Mr Morten Ronde Legal Advisor, Danish Gaming Board
- Mr Miles Benham of MannBenham Ltd for Isle of Man
Mr George Mangion Senior Partner PKF (Malta) will chair the conference. More important speakers shall be added to this list as soon as they are confirmed.
Each speaker shall tackle a special subject of general interest to discuss. |