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 […]
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 […]
European Union, USA and WTO - arguments on online gambling
A series of important event have been happening at the end of the year in the EU-US gambling debate :
US has agreed with EU that it will pay a compensation rather than allow European online gaming companies into the American gambling sector.
This doesn’t solve the US problem with Antigua
But US has also conceded […]
Italian decree on betting marketing points suspended by the Roma Tribunal
The suspension hearing on the appeal for the annulment of Decree No. 163/2007, which has changed the conditions of sale and collection of betting on the so-called marketing points, was accepted by the Tribunal in Roma
The appeal was submitted by the licensees of Microgame Spa and other 4 dealers: Pluralia, Replatz, PakundoBet and NorBet. […]
Germany States Treaty on Gambling - anti-constitutional and anti-european. And it can’t be implemented
This is the result of a TÜV Rheinland and Hambach & Hambach law firm panel that met in Koln on 3 December to discuss about the initiatives of the drafters of a German States Treaty on gambling.
Online-casions.com covers the main subjects discussed :
Many past reports held that the State Treaty on Gambling violates constitutional and […]
Bulgaria could legalize online gambling
As I found reading the Net Bet Blog, a Bulgarian newspaper, Trud, reports on some changes in the gambling regulatory framework, by allowing online gambling - but also significant difference in the tax regime : the suggested change made by the Ministry of Finance - changing the tax on 10% of the total revenue to […]
Microgaming gets Maltese license for online gaming
Microgaming, the largest software house of gambling online, announces that the Lotteries and Gaming Authority LGA- Malta has issued a license online class IV for its casinos produced by the Lotteries and Gaming Authority LGA- Malta.
The license will bring benefits to partners of software providers who have the desire to work in Europe. In addition, […]