Press Releases

ECJ: AG refers the question of the consistency of the German sports betting monopoly to the national court

04/03/2010: Today Advocate General (AG) Mengozzi issued two opinions in the German cases Markus Stoss (C-316/07) and Carmen Media Group (C-46/08).

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Gaming and betting: Developments at the ECJ questioning market restrictions in Austria and Sweden

23/02/2010: The European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) welcomes today´s two Advocate General (AG) opinions at the European Court of Justice (ECJ) in cases related to gaming and betting restrictions, respectively in Austria and Sweden.

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Online Gaming and Betting: Barnier to take the lead

11/02/2010: EGBA welcomes the commitment made by the newly appointed Internal Market Commissioner Michel Barnier to address the situation of gaming and betting at EU level.

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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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