Nouvelles de l'industrie - Juillet 2007

European Commission Tells France To Modify ISP Provisions

26/07/2007: The European Commission has issued France with a Detailed Opinion urging the French government to modify the law that obliges internet service providers (ISPs) to warn customers against the use of foreign online gambling sites.

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Dutch Court Verdict Gives Hope To Private Operators

25/07/2007: Drawing heavily on the ECJ’s recent Placanica decision, Holland’s highest court has raised severe doubts over the compatibility with European law of the country’s system for licensing domestic lottery operators. According to one observer, the precedent also bodes well for operators hoping to secure access to the Dutch betting market.

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Advertising Shake-Up Threatens TV Racing Coverage

17/07/2007: The amount of racing on the UK terrestrial TV could be cut significantly after the Tote withdrew its sponsorship of Channel Four racing, citing new regulations that may allow rival bookmakers to advertise on television for the first time from September.

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Tournament Poker A Skill Game In The State Of Denmark

17/07/2007: A Danish municipal court has ruled that tournament poker is primarily a game of skill, allowing tournament organisers to avoid prosecution under Danish law. The verdict could see club owners and online operators cash in on poker’s burgeoning popularity in Denmark.

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The Impossible Prohibition On Internet Gambling In Germany

17/07/2007: Recent events in Germany have brought the adoption of the controversial Interstate Lotteries Treaty closer, but technical considerations, combined with very real doubts surrounding the legality of the Treaty’s provisions, are leading German courts to reconsider the viability of a prohibition on Internet gambling.

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2005 Gambling Act Compliance Checklist – Are You Ready For September 1st?

17/07/2007: As September 1st approaches, operators would be well advised to undertake a due diligence review of operations and procedures to ensure compliance with the new requirements of the Gambling Act 2005. Terrestrial licensed gambling operators will find the following checklist useful as it discusses some of the key issues and policies to review before the Act comes into effect.

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Italy’s Machine Scandal Deepens As Operators Struggle To Be Heard

13/07/2007: The gaming sector has been on the receiving end of more than its fair share of attention from the Italian parliament recently, with hearings, commissions and questions all dedicated to developments relating to slot machines, the Superenalotto tender, and the betting industry.

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Supreme Court Deals Blow To France’s Gambling Monopoly

12/07/2007: France’s highest court, La Cour de Cassation, has abrogated a judgment delivered against Zeturf Ltd and told the French Court of Appeal that it must take into account guidelines set by the European Court of Justice when reconsidering the case brought by the PMU against the Malta-based bookmaker.

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EU White Paper Ducks Gambling Issue

12/07/2007: The keenly anticipated European Union white paper on sport was published yesterday but failed to address the issues of sports funded by state monopoly lotteries or any of the other controversies surrounding the relationship between sport and gambling.

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Germany Set For EU Showdown As Schleswig-Holstein Backs Controversial Interstate Treaty

11/07/2007: n a move that will stun observers, the state government of Schleswig-Holstein has declared its intention to ratify the draft Interstate Lotteries Treaty, shelved since December 2006. According to one gaming lawyer, the move could lead to a “war” with the European Commission.

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