The HA Lotto site now carries the following statement:
ABOUT US
H A LOTTO is wholly owned by PIPSAID Inc.
PIPSAID Inc is registered and licensed in the Republic of Anjouan and has been operating Lotto sites since March 2005.
The PIPSAID Gambling License is valid for operation online ONLY, members are therefore NOT permitted to advertise or sell offline in their jurisdiction as this will be deemed to be illegal.
An enquiry to the authorities in the Republic of Anjouan regarding both HA Lotto and Pipsaid was replied to as follows:
Dear Mr Owen,
We note you have sent emails to both Mr Dvorkin and Mr Hon directly.
Perhaps I can explain the situation to you, regarding your inquiry
Firstly we are aware of this company trading
www.halotto.com We can confirm that this company does not have an authorised gaming license issued in Anjouan. You will also note that on their web site there is no registered address in Anjouan or Anjouan contact number. The owners of the domain name are listed here
http://easily.co.uk/index.php3. Anjouan Corporate Services Ltd are the only registered and authorised agent.
Please also see the official Government web site
http://www.anjouangov.com/fraud.htm.
There are many Internet companies who are listed as being Authorised agents for Anjouan, or are simply selling Anjouan licenses, but we are the only Authorised Agents, recognised and approved by the Offshore Finance Authority and Government of the State of Anjouan
If we can be of any help please let me know
Regards
A.Mohamed
Anjouan Corporate Services Ltd