High Court found Western Australian policy unconstitutional

New South Wales wants to work with Betfair

2008-04-03
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The NSW government would like to impose a license fee on Betfair and is considering whether to let it and other betting exchange sites advertise in the state. Racing NSW chief executive Peter V’landys told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation that the NSW plan "is exactly what the High Court requested".

"We have said and we continue to say that we will make sure that competition is even and that everyone pays the same fee," said V’landys. Then added: “That is exactly what the court has found - you can’t discriminate against someone and you can’t be more favourable to someone."

The High Court found Western Australia’s policy unconstitutional because it imposed protectionist policies on interstate trade.

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