Summary Of Judgment In Mauritius

STEVENHILLS LTD v GAMBLING REGULATORY AUTHORITY (2018 SCJ 177) delivered by Hon. K.P. Matadeen, Chief Justice on 17 May 2018.

The issue raised in this matter was in respect to the discretionary power of the Gambling Regulatory Board vested upon it by the Gambling Regulatory Authority Act (the "Act"). It is to be noted that three similar applications were made to the court raising the same issue and all three applications were heard together and a single judgment was delivered by the Chief Justice, Honourable K.P. Matadeen.

The case:

The applicant in each of the three applications were bookmakers and accordingly licensees under the Act. The Chief Executive of the Gambling Regulatory Authority (the respondent in this matter) issued a letter dated 10 November 2015 to all three applicants (licensees) informing them of its decision to reduce the number of additional places of business outlets operated by them to a maximum of 10 as at the end of June 2016 and not to