Court orders Gaming Authority to show cause in move against Superbet

Acting Chief Justice Roxane George on Wednesday issued an interim order quashing the Gaming Authority’s move to suspend Superbet’s operations here and the Authority will now have to show cause for its actions.

Saying that the sport betting service Superbet, which has over 100 locations countrywide, was operating illegally, the Gaming Authority had directed the company to suspend its operations but said it had so far failed to comply.

As a result, GRA Commissioner-General Godfrey Statia and Police Commissioner Seelall Persaud were officially notified by the Authority’s Chairman, attorney Roysdale Forde, of the situation by way of letters last Wednesday and they were urged to take the necessary steps, which would see Superbet’s operations being forcibly halted.