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Category Archives: Online Betting

Germany & online gambling : The flood of law suits against providers of sports bets was thrown out on Thursday by the Bundesgerichtshof (BGH)

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 […]

Posted 21 February 2008 § European countries § News ‡ Comments (0)

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 […]

Posted 13 February 2008 § European countries § News ‡ Comments (0)

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 […]

Posted 05 February 2008 § European countries § News ‡ Comments (0)

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 […]

Posted 04 February 2008 § European countries § News § Resources ‡ Comments (0)

Germany - under EC attack on its new gambling act

As expected, the European Commission will step up this week with a legal action againts Germany’s new gambling act that outlaws online gaming and betting, as Reuters reports.
Moreover, the Commission says it wasn’t informed properly.  The online gambling market regulation seems one of the few areas in the economy where the EU members states seem […]

Posted 28 January 2008 § European countries ‡ Comments (1)

Antigua - on the blacklist of the UK Gambling Commission

According to the UK’s Gambling Commission’s newsletter the Canadian Kahnawake Mohawk territory and Antigua have both failed in their bid to be to be added to their white list thus preventing their online gambling operators from advertising in the UK.
 “After careful assessment of their representations against the published criteria, the Secretary of State has also […]

Posted 23 January 2008 § European countries ‡ Comments (0)

Soon - new gambling law in Finland, after Professor Kalle Määttä’s report

Law and Economics Professor Kalle Määttä was hired by the Finland Ministry of Health and External Affairs to draft a report on the problem of protecting chidren and gambling addicts.
 His report could lead to a change in the Finland’s gambling law in 2008 and 2009, but also to comply with the EC decisions, although other […]

Posted 22 January 2008 § European countries § News ‡ Comments (0)

Court of Appeal of Versailles shows no mercy for French gambling law

The Court of Appeal of Versailles called on 21 January 2007 to the French authorities to justify their regulatory framework is consistent, proportionate and justified, applying thus the European Court of Justice interpretation in the cases of Gambelli and Placanica.
The Court considered that referring a question for a preliminary ruling to the ECJ was […]

Posted 21 January 2008 § European countries ‡ Comments (0)

Costa Rica - not a good place for gambling operations

Or at least - not in relation with the US authorities, that started the 2008 by disregarding again the problems with the EU and WTO treaty on the gambling issues and decided to go an arrest 8 persons that allegedly “made millions of dollars in profits annually.”
Reuters reports :
Twelve men face charges including conspiracy […]

Posted 14 January 2008 § United States ‡ Comments (0)

UK gambling commission publishes guidance for online gambling business how to deal with money laundering and combatting terrorism

The UK Gambling Commission, a UK body sponsored by the Department for Culture Media and Sport and established under the Gambling Act in 2005 that is unded by betting licensing fees, has the responsibility of regulating betting and remote gaming for the UK.
The Commission has adopted on 28 December 2007 a Guidance document […]

Posted 07 January 2008 § European countries § Resources ‡ Comments (1)