Betting company Lottoland says proposed changes to the Northern Territory's Racing and Betting Act will destroy its business model in the Territory, and is taking the Government and Minister for Racing to court to try and block the changes.
"These changes to the conditions to licences as set out in the act, though applied to all bookmakers in the NT, would only negatively affect Lottoland," Mr Davis said. Lawyers for the NT Government told the court an injunction would be unreasonable because changing the licensing conditions was in the public interest.
Those matters were rejected in favour of Lottoland by the NT Racing Commission, which found Lottoland had no case to answer.
Yes - abolishing slavery also had a significant impact on many business models. Negative impact on a business model isn't of itself justification for opposing change.
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