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Svenska Spel’s Internet Terminals Under Fire
16/05/2008: Swedish gaming operator Svenska Spel has been threatened with heavy fines for placing potentially illegal gaming machines in retail outlets. The machines in question, although marketed as internet terminals, are alleged to be pre-programmed gaming machines with shortcuts to Svenska Spel online.
Dutch Banks Reluctant Players In Payments Ban
15/05/2008: The Dutch Banking Association is unlikely to co-operate with any rules put forward for blocking payments to online operators unless they see evidence of a criminal conviction of an operator, according to lawyers close to the situation.
Ex-Svenska Spel Boss In Plea For “Functional” Gambling Market
14/05/2008: Jesper Kärrbrink, the outgoing chief executive of Svenska Spel, has called on the Swedish Government to allow a regulated gaming market to take shape within the country, allowing licensed online operators to compete with the incumbent gaming monopoly.
Talk Of Dutch Payment Ban Gathers Support
14/05/2008: Revived proposals by the Dutch Ministry of Justice to introduce payments blocking measures against non-licensed online gambling operators have been met with approval by Holland’s state sanctioned operators, who nevertheless say they have not lobbied for the change.
French Prime Minister’s Report Proposes Rigid Gambling Regime
08/05/2008: An official report prepared for France’s Prime Minister François Fillon suggests that any ‘controlled opening’ of France’s online gambling market must be accompanied by tough restrictions to shore up the new regime. The report recommends the government explore whether bans on payments and advertising for unauthorized sites, originally included in last year’s Delinquency Law, could be squared with EU law under a more open licensing system - from which betting exchanges, spread betting and certain types of online casinos games seem likely to nevertheless be excluded.
British Peers Denounce French Gambling Laws
07/05/2008: A French law that defends its “state monopoly on gambling” and puts gamblers on a par with child pornographers was yesterday denounced by the British Government yesterday as “atrocious.” The criticism comes as France prepares to respond to sustained EC pressure over its gambling laws.
Member States Resist ECJ Probe Into Gambling Law ‘Consistency’
02/05/2008: Upon the judges’ specific invitation, participants at this week’s public European Court of Justice hearing on Bwin and the Portuguese Football League’s challenge to the betting monopoly held by Portugal’s Santa Casa agreed that EU Member States must be consistent in their application of restrictive gambling policies. However, representatives from all but Bwin were adamant that the critical ‘consistency requirement’ must be applied as narrowly as possibly, and not across sub-sectors of the gambling industry.
Change In Approach Prompts Further Bloodletting At Svenska Spel
02/05/2008: Following the departure of the company’s CEO just weeks ago, Swedish monopoly gaming operator Svenska Spel has been affected by two more defections in its ranks. Two divisional managers resigned this week, indicating their reluctance to embrace the change in managerial direction away from market competitiveness towards a more restricted offering favoured by the Swedish government and the company’s new chairwoman.
Online Bookmakers Take First Round In Tennis Trial
30/04/2008: Three of Europe’s major online gambling companies have overcome the first stage of a legal challenge from the organizers of the French Open tennis championships who had accused them of violating their rights by offering bets on Roland Garros matches. The unambiguous verdict will give heart to the operators who face another hearing in Paris next month.
Bwin Clashes With Portuguese Government In ECJ Dispute
30/04/2008: At yesterday’s public ECJ Grand Chamber hearing on Bwin’s and the Portuguese Football League’s challenge to the gambling monopoly held by Portugal’s Santa Casa da Misericórdia, the two parties clashed over whether Portugal’s restrictive gambling policy could be justified by the public order interests cited by the Portuguese government. But whilst it was only Portugal’s gambling policy under scrutiny in Luxembourg yesterday, it became clear the high-profile case has attracted the attention of various EU Member States.
