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 […]
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Italy and the gambling business - what happends after the ECJ decisions ?
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 […]
European Union Study on Gambling
This is not a new report from the EU, but without any doubt the most important one related to the EU Policy in this domain.
“STUDY OF GAMBLING SERVICES IN THE INTERNAL MARKET OF THE EUROPEAN UNION “ was commissioned by the EU and has a proeminent role on the Gambling page at the Internal Market […]
Online gambling - national, european and international approaches
An interesting presentation from Emeline THOMAS :
National approaches, the international community and gambling online help to highlight the difficulties presented by the Member States to abide by the requirements of the European Community and the World Trade Organization.
The interest in this subject is to demonstrate the complexity of the legal sector gambling online. Because of […]
Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act is an unrealistic gambling ban
I found, via Net Bet Blog a great article regarding UIGEA (Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act) and its effects on the US Market. The article ” Internet Gambling Act Should Be Scrapped” appeared in Bloomberg
and points out the moste important problems with the enforcement of this act.
The author is Joe Saumarez-Smith is […]
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 […]
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 […]
US independent study on online gambling
The study is called by the Nevada congresswoman Shelley Berkley that wants to put it as part of a bill against the UIGEA.
Berkley, a self-confessed campaigner against the prohibition laws in America, is keen to see the UIGEA repealed. However, she wishes to make clear her stance on stimulating an objective viewpoint.
She recently told a […]
USA shows a Gambling hypocrisy
A recent editorial from LA Times makes a good point on the US policy towards gambling that shifts from the recent UIGEA law that prohibited credit card companies from processing gambling transactions to a new licensed environment suggested by the Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.), chairman of the House Financial Services Committee.
All that in combination with […]
Italian Gambling Market - A Forerunner in the Liberalisation of European Gambling Markets
A report published by the research group MECN predicts that Italian Gambling market will grow with 64% until 2010. Internet Betting is one of the biggest growth driver !
Accordingly with the new decisions of the European Court of Justice, at the
beginning of 2007 nearly 14.000 new betting licenses (for sports and horse race betting
shops/terminals) […]