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Ladbrokes owner GVC deals with probe by UK tax authority

21 July 2020

Ladbrokes owner GVC has said it is "shocked" the UK's tax body is broadening a query into "prospective corporate angering" related to its previous Turkish online betting unit.
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It stated HM Revenue & Customs had actually expanded its probe into providers GVC utilized in Turkey to consist of other entities within its group.

GVC sold its Turkish business in December 2017.

The company said it was co-operating with investigation.
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GVC were notified of the advancement on Monday, but stated it had yet to be notified of which of its subsidiaries were being examined.

It stated it was "surprised by the choice to extend the investigation in this method and are disappointed by the lack of clarity provided by HMRC as to the scope of its investigation".

"HMRC has not yet supplied details of the nature of the historic conduct it is examining, with the exception of a reference to area 7 Bribery Act 2010, nor has it clarified which part of the GVC group is under examination."
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Section 7 states that a commercial organisation is guilty of an offence if an individual related to that company allurements another individual to acquire or maintain company, or to obtain or keep an advantage in the conduct of business.
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GVC's share rate was down 10.6% to 778.2 p on Tuesday following the news.
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The UK Gambling Commission told the BBC that it was "assisting" with the examination.
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HMRC declined to comment.

In July 2019, GVC was forced to deny reports that it was still gaining from its former Turkish subsidiary, worrying that it no longer had ties with business.
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"The board re-iterates the reality that subsequent to the yohaig code disposal of the group's Turkish-facing organization, GVC has no activity either directly or indirectly linked to the Turkish market," GVC stated.
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"Furthermore, the board also categorically refutes suggestions that the group, or senior management, continue to take advantage of any operations servicing the Turkish market."
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Liz Coleman, previous HMRC tax inspector and expert of advisory firm Dispute Resolution, said the investigation might go on for some time.

"HMRC investigations are generally prolonged and considering the size of GVC it could be going on for several years, although if there's a targeted method it might be shorter," she said.

"They need to analyse all the computer records too, so this promotion code could add even more time."

The HMRC's choice comes just a week after Kenneth Alexander revealed that he was stepping down as GVC's primary executive.

Mr Alexander took over in 2007 and supervise the business's acquisitions of rivals Ladbrokes Coral and Bwin.party.
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GVC reported a 22% drop in overall net incomes for the second quarter this promotion code year due to the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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