Competition ruling no win for Phumelela, say bookies
PHUMELELA Gaming & Leisure issued two separate statements on Wednesday saying the Competition Commission had decided not to pursue complaints lodged against it by various bookmakersWednesday’s statements echoed a statement Phumelela issued on July 19 saying the commission had advised it that a complaint lodged by the KwaZulu-Natal Bookmakers’ Society would not be referred on to the Competition Tribunal.This group, which now calls itself the South African Bookmakers’ Association (Saba), disputes that the commission’s decision was a victory for Phumelela.Since complaints from bookmakers that Phumelela is charging excessive fees for its horse racing news service Tellytrack are also being considered by national and provincial gambling boards, the commission decided it would be premature for it to rule on the matter, Saba CEO Sean Coleman said in an e-mail."The decision of the Competition Commission must be understood in the context of the background, more particularly that, as a result ...
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