According with an interesting article in Liberation, France has already started considering how it will change its national gambling laws in order to comply with the obligations required by the European Commission.
According with new info France has until October 29 to act. But France refuses the principle of mutual recognition, which allows a company [...]
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PMU and Française des jeux will lose their monopolies
France and Greece need to change their gambling laws by 19 October 2007
This is the new deadline, extended by 2 months, given by the European Commission to France and Greece for a corelation of their laws with the EU principle of free movement of services within the European Union.
Otherwise, a complaint in front the European Court of Justice will be started, as confirmed by Oliver Drewes, a [...]
Russia, Sealand and Internet Gaming
Sealand, world’s smallest state located six miles off the Eastern shores of Great Britain, could become a high target for online businesses after it has announced that it is in negociations with a Russian consortium in order to make a multi-million dollar investment for an online casino. A sattelite could have been launched from the [...]
British Gambling Report 2007
The study released by the UK Gambling Commission today - 19 September 2007 - shows that the gambling problem has not increased in the last 8 years, despite the contradictory opinions of “many experts” that warned of the “unlimited dangers” of the online gambling issues.
Some essential issues of the report :
68% of the population, that [...]
Sweden wants employee info from UK’s RedBet
The Swedish Gaming Board, called in their own language the Lotteriinspektionen, has requested UK-based betting exchange RedBet Ltd to send information on its employees.
Apparantly they think Redbet has emplyees based in Sweden : ” This private information has been requested in an attempt to ascertain whether Redbet has too many employees based in Sweden, [...]
South Africa makes Internet Gambling legal
South Aforica looks more progressive than the US. Atleast in the field of online gmbling, because the African state has just introduced a bill that makes Internet Gambling legal, though the Department of Trade and Industry.
software vendors providing online gambling platforms will be required to obtain a national license for key staff as well as [...]
Case C‑260/04 European Court of Justice - EU vs. Italy (supported by Denmark and Spain) - judgement of 13 September 2007
JUDGMENT OF THE COURT (Fourth Chamber)
13 September 2007 (*)
(Failure to fulfil obligations – Freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services – Public service concessions – Renewal of 329 horse-race betting licences without inviting competing bids – Requirements of publication and transparency)
In Case C‑260/04, ACTION under Article 226 EC for failure to fulfil obligations, brought [...]
European Court of Justice rules against Italian authorities on renewal of horse race betting licence
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) decided in the case (C-260/04) against Italy saying that it was wrong to renew 329 horse race betting licences without a public tender .
The Italian government decided in 1999 to increase the number of betting centres in Italy from 329 to 1,000, with only the new concessions put out [...]
Malta is the favourite destination for online gambling companies
Following the launch of the UK’s Gambling Act 2005 on September 1, many online gaming companies are shifting their operations to take advantage of geographical approval from the Government, according to Casinowire.
Malta has tax rates cut to 2.5%, comparing with 15 per cent of gross profits possible in UK. MaltaMedia News announces William Hill is [...]
New UK Gambling Act in force since 1st September 2007 and targets online gambling
The new UK law on gambling replaces the old law from 1845 and creates new opportunities for the £91 billion UK gambling industry. According to out-law, the new act from 2005 came into force in stages, first by creating the Gambling Commission.
From 1 September 2007 the Commission will regulate British-based remote gambling operators, arcades and [...]