This was the original title (and much better ) of the German Federal Court of Justice, after the I. Zivilsenat (first division for civil matters) at the Bundesgerichtshof (German Federal Court of Justice) dismissed in four cases action filed by state-run gambling providers (among others Westlotto) against private sports betting providers holding GDR and EU […]
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Unibet and William Hill - No Juventus !
Interesting case in France, where a court has decided that a bookmaker doesn’t have the right to use the trademark Juventus in order to promote one of his offers.
what if I say AC Milan ?
Via casinowire
The Civil Court of First Instance in France has ruled that Unibet and William Hill were […]
EU starts official actions against Germany and Sweden
German gambling act, as expected, is officially challanged by the EU Commission that started the official investigation against Germany, as the internal Market commissioner Charlie McCreevy announced :
This new inquiry focuses on a number of provisions of the new legislation which entered into force on 1.1.2008. Some of the key restrictions that are questioned […]
Italy and the gambling business - what happends after the ECJ decisions ?
Italy has been convicted twice before the European Court of Justice for its gambling legislation, lack of clarity and infringement of the EU treaties. But where do we go from here?
Is the main result of these decisions the fact that Italian market is open for every new competitor ? Well, things are more complicated than […]