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Branchen-News - Februar 2008
Belgium - A Regulatory Overview
29/02/2008: With the recent turmoil in the Belgian political spectrum, it is hard to predict when the anticipated overhaul of gaming legislation will take place despite a draft Bill being debated in 2007. Recent events such as a crackdown on illegal betting shops and a ban of Unibet's cycle racing team have put gaming issues in the spotlight. A new casino, opened in Brussels in 2006, has proven quite successful and gambling activity is increasing steadily, be it online or in the country's 500 betting shops
UEFA Scales Back Betting Corruption Probe
28/02/2008: European football’s governing body UEFA has met with representatives of the European gambling industry in order to improve its monitoring of betting patterns as it battles against match fixing and corruption in its competitions. Meanwhile, it has emerged that of the 15 matches the governing body reported to Europol as being suspicious only one game is still being investigated.
Italy’s Internet Blocking Comes Of Age
25/02/2008: Two years have now passed since the historic decision by the Italian government to begin blocking websites controlled by “unauthorised operators.” The Italian regulator AAMS believes results have vindicated its controversial decision while blocking has since been adopted by many other European jurisdictions.
AML Bill Smoothes Way For Irish Casino Laws
13/02/2008: Irish casino regulation has taken a step forward with the publication this week of a new bill that aims to bring the country’s broader money laundering rules into line with the EU’s Third Money Laundering Directive. Casinos and clubs will have to comply with the new rules, from which they have previously been excluded.
Paris Court Rules Against Bookmakers In Football Trademark Dispute
12/02/2008: A French Court has found that bookmakers Unibet and William Hill exploited the name of Italian football club Juventus for commercial purposes whilst promoting bets on a 2005 Champions League match between the Italian club and Real Madrid. The French verdict contradicts a ruling delivered earlier by a court in Belgium and is likely to be appealed.
Gericht zieht österreichisches Glücksspielmonopol in Zweifel
08/02/2008: Wichtiger Etappensieg für bwin: Richterin bezeichnet bestehende Rechtslage als „EU-widrig“; Einstweilige Verfügung gegen Omnia Communication-Centers erlassen
Richtungsweisender Beschluss: Gericht entscheidet für liberalen Glücksspielmarkt
08/02/2008: OLG Wien bestätigt Rechtmäßigkeit von Europa-Lizenzen; Glücksspielmonopol gerät ins Wanken
Dutch Minister Halts Online Casino Vote
06/02/2008: Minister of Justice Hirsch Ballin has postponed a scheduled Senate vote on a bill to grant a temporary, exclusive licence to Holland Casino to offer online casino gaming, amidst concern that the proposal was set to be rejected by Dutch Senators. The move comes less than a week after the European Commission chose to extend infringement proceedings against Sweden to include Svenska Spel’s online poker monopoly.
Italy Bows To European Relicensing Pressure
05/02/2008: The Italian government has confirmed that they will run a new tender process “by the end of the year” to settle the vexed question of the 329 horseracing betting shop licenses that were controversially extended eight years ago. The announcement draws a line under the negotiations between the Economy Ministry and the EU that took place at the end of January but leaves the existing license holders fuming.
Czech Betting Operator Gears Up For Online Regulation
01/02/2008: Czech lottery and sports betting operator Sazka has launched a new service to allow its customers to select bets over the internet before placing them at retail outlets or over the telephone. Whilst online gambling is not currently permitted in the Czech Republic, Sazka says that the new service would be able to offer remote gambling directly if new legislation was introduced.
