| Source: | All England Reporter |
| Publisher Citation: | [1998] All ER (D) 116 |
| Court: | Court of Appeal, Civil Division |
| Judge: | Beldam, May LJJ and Sir Christopher Slade |
| Representation | Andrew Thornhill QC, Stephen Monkcom and Andrew Hitchmough (instructed by Farrer & Co) for News International. |
| Rupert Anderson (instructed by Solicitor for the Customs and Excise) for the Commissioners. | |
| Judgment Dates: | 30 March 1998 |
Catchwords
Excise duty - Betting and gaming - Pool betting - Competition in which entrants selected shares to invest in imaginary fund - Highest valued portfolio on given date winning competition - Prize money divisible if more than one winner - Whether competition amounted to pool betting - Whether promoter of competition liable to pay excise duty on pool betting - .
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