Daily Archives Thursday, September 2007

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 [...]