Press Releases

ECJ: No exception to the primacy of EU law over national gaming legislation says Advocate General Bot

26/01/2010: The European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) welcomes today’s opinion of Advocate General (AG) Bot in the betting case involving Winner Wetten (C-409/06) before the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU). The opinion confirms that the primacy of EU law over national gaming legislation does not allow for any exception or transitional period.

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Online gaming and betting: Belgium ignores European Commission´s warning

04/12/2009: The European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) expresses grave concerns on the adoption of the Belgian law for gaming and betting. The European Commission already in June issued a Detailed Opinion against the draft law for violating EC law requirements

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Online betting and gaming: another “exception française”?

13/10/2009: The French National Assembly voted today in first reading its draft on online gaming and betting. After voicing its concerns on the viability of the French draft, the European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) notes that today’s vote worsens the conditions of the market opening. The draft now goes to the Senate for discussion.

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Online gaming and betting: Danish draft legislation needs amending according to the European Commission

08/10/2009: The European Commission issued a detailed opinion against the Danish proposal to regulate online gaming and betting on 6 October 2009. The draft legislation is intended to regulate both the on - and offline gaming and betting market in Denmark.

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Online gaming and betting: French MPs to decide over viability of French law

06/10/2009: The European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) re-iterates its concerns over some of the key provisions of the French draft law to be debated on 7, 8 and 9 October in the French National Assembly. Seven months after its notification to the European Commission, EGBA considers that the French proposal still conflicts with the EC Treaty.

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bwin / Santa Casa: ECJ delivers judgment in the bwin/Portuguese football league versus Santa Casa case

08/09/2009: Today, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) rendered its judgment in a case involving bwin and the Portuguese football league versus the Portuguese monopolist Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa (Santa Casa). Santa Casa claimed that bwin´s sponsorship agreement with the Portuguese professional football league and accompanying advertising activities were illegal because of Santa Casa’s monopoly in providing on and offline lottery and betting services in Portugal.

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Sports integrity: EGBA opposes French sports betting right

21/07/2009: Today, the French Minister for Budget Eric Woerth is scheduled to present the draft law for online gaming to the finance committee of the French Parliament. The European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) has already expressed strong reservations over key provisions of the draft law and its compatibility with EC Law, including limiting the pay back ratio (see press release on France).

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Online gaming and betting: Belgian draft legislation rejected by European Commission

29/06/2009: The European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) welcomes the European Commission’s detailed opinion against the Belgian proposal for online gaming and betting. The draft legislation is supposed to restrict the online gaming and betting market to operators solely established in Belgium.

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Online gaming and betting: French draft legislation fails EC law test

08/06/2009: The European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) welcomes the European Commission’s detailed opinion against the French proposal for online gaming and betting. The draft legislation is supposed to regulate the online gaming and betting market in France, but is under increasing criticism for only serving to protect the French monopolies Française Des Jeux and PMU.

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Online gaming and betting: EGBA deplores Sweden’s continuous lack of commitment to comply with EC law

31/03/2009: The European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) has contributed its comments to the public consultation on the report initiated by the Swedish Ministry of Finance into the gambling market in Sweden (the Nyren report), which expired today.

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