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. [2016]DLHC4261

GAMING COMMISSION: vs. NATIONAL LOTTERY AUTHORITY, GHANA COMMERCIAL BANK, UNIBAN... [2016]DLHC4261

Date	2016-07-04
Suit No.	SUIT NO. OCC/89/2014
Citation No.	[2016]DLHC4261

SAMUEL K. A. ASIEDU

MR. BENSON NUTSUKPUI FOR THE PLAINTIFF

WITH HIM PERPETUAL DIKE ACHONU AND AKWELEY GABOR

MR ERNEST KUSI FOR Y. KULENDI FOR THE 1ST DEFEDNANT- WITH HIM GEORGINA ARTHUR

ANNA MARIA EWUSIE FOR THE 8TH DEFENDANT

MR. LIBERTY KING FOR THE 9TH DEFENDANT

[2016]DLHC4261
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" ><a name="OLE_LINK1">GAMING COMMISSION:<o:p></o:p></a>vs.<o:p></o:p>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.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;[HIGH COURT (COMMERCIAL DIVISION), ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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SUIT
NO.
OCC/89/2014&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;DATE: 4TH
JULY, 2016 <o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>MR. BENSON NUTSUKPUI FOR THE PLAINTIFF <o:p></o:p>WITH HIM PERPETUAL DIKE ACHONU AND AKWELEY GABOR
<o:p></o:p>MR ERNEST KUSI FOR Y. KULENDI FOR THE&nbsp;&nbsp; 1ST DEFEDNANT- WITH HIM GEORGINA
ARTHUR<o:p></o:p>ANNA MARIA EWUSIE FOR THE 8TH
DEFENDANT <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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SAMUEL K. A. ASIEDU,
JUSTICE OF THE HIGH COURT<o:p></o:p>

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</div>By a writ of summons
the plaintiff claims against the defendants:<o:p></o:p>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.<o:p></o:p>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.<o:p></o:p>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.<o:p></o:p>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.<o:p></o:p>5. An order directed
at the 1st Defendant to account to the Plaintiff in respect of all receipts
made by the 1st Defendant in its role in the unlawful operation of the games of
chance the subject matter of this suit.<o:p></o:p>6. An order
restraining the 1st Defendant from granting or purporting to grant licenses for
the operation of games of chance in Ghana.<o:p></o:p>7. An order
restraining the 1st Defendant from ever partnering or purporting to partner 3rd
parties to operate games of chance in Ghana without the consent or permission
of the plaintiff herein.<o:p></o:p>8. Costs including
legal fees based on the approved Ghana Bar Association Scale of fees.<o:p></o:p>After the service of
the writ and its accompanying statement of claim on the defendants Appearance
were entered after which statements of defence were filed by the defendants.
The 1st defendant in particular counterclaimed against the plaintiff
for <o:p></o:p>