[2016]DLHC4261 • July 4, 2016 • High Court
GAMING COMMISSION: vs. NATIONAL LOTTERY AUTHORITY, GHANA COMMERCIAL BANK, UNIBANK GHANA LTD., FIDELITY BANK GHANA LTD., BARCLAYS BANK GHANA LTD., ACCESS BANK GHANA LTD, SOCIETE GENERALE GHANA LTD., UT BANK LTD. AND VIVO ENERGY GHANA LTD.
By a writ of summons the plaintiff claims against the defendants: 1. A declaration that the promotions dubbed “GCB 30 to Brazil Promo”, “Dash for 200k Promo”, “Fat Zero Promo”, “Win Easy, Win Big Promo”, “Big Deal Promo”, “The Power of GHC250 Reloaded”, “100 for 100,000 Promotion” and “Shell Akyede Kese Promotion” run by the 2nd to 9th Defendants respectively are for all purposes games of chance. 2. A declaration that the Plaintiff is the sole statutory institution mandated by the Gaming Act, 2006 (Act 721) to license and regulate the operation of Games of Chance in Ghana. 3. A declaration that any purported licenses granted the 2nd to 9th Defendants by the 1st Defendant to operate the games of chance the subject matter of this suit are unlawful. 4. A declaration that any purported partnership between the Defendants herein to operate the games of chance the subject matter of this suit without the consent or permission of the Plaintiff is unlawful. 5...