The Minister of Taxes in Denmark has warned that any Danish web
site hosting a banner ad for an on-line casino or betting site,
whether Danish or foreign, is running a risk of jail if clicking
the ad takes the visitor to the gaming site, according to a report
by Europemedia.net.
The Minister’s view appears to be that gambling sites are not
illegal if the operators have a suitable licence. Further, dormant
adverts for such sites can legally appear on third party web sites.
However, his argument seems to be that sites offering a link via an
advert to such sites are, under Danish law, illegally running a
betting service.
This week, according to Europemedia.net, a Danish newspaper was
charged for linking from its web site to a foreign bookmaker. The
editor could go to jail and the news site faces a fine of
DKK100,000 (around £8,500).
