Nouvelles de l'industrie - Juillet 2008

ATP Steps Up Tennis Betting Enforcement

23/07/2008: The ATP has raised the profile of its anti-corruption campaign after suspending two players for betting on matches – just days after they had won tournaments. Doubles specialists Frantisek Cermak and Michal Mertinak were found guilty of betting on matches after an investigation found they had breached the association’s rules.

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Europe’s Regulatory Trials Fuel Demand For Academic Study

08/07/2008: Ongoing infringement cases across EU member states will add political momentum to much needed academic research being carried out on different aspects of gambling policy, researchers and European Commission officials agreed in Slovenia last week.

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Swedish, Danish Gambling Cases First In Line For ECJ Scrutiny

03/07/2008: The European Commission has completed its investigations into the gambling markets of Sweden and Denmark and is now ready to refer both to the European Court of Justice, a Commission official said yesterday.

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EU’s Private Gambling Operators Face Further Delays In Infringement Cases

01/07/2008: The European Commission will not be able to reach any decision until the autumn on whether to take any Member State to the European Court of Justice over their restrictive gambling regimes, a spokesman for EU Internal Markets Commissioner Charlie McCreevy confirmed yesterday.

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