Posts Tagged ‘ Europe ’

Swedish net gambling ban supported by ECJ

July 12, 2010
By LD
Swedish net gambling ban supported by ECJ

The latest development in the ever-changing European online gambling regulatory landscape played out last week in Sweden when the European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) lent support to Sweden’s online gambling ban. Sweden are one of the EU countries that take a protectionist approach to net-gambling, seeking to prohibit foreign (including EU licensed) operators while...
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French casino group protecting turf

February 14, 2010
By LD
French casino group protecting turf

There’s an interesting little legal tussle going on at the moment in Paris, and it involves a couple of the casinos listed on this website. A local casino group is launching legal action against a bunch of online casinos, Unibet and 888.com among them, alleging their current participation in the French market is not...
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The European I-Gaming Roller Coaster

January 28, 2010
By LD
The European I-Gaming Roller Coaster

It’s rare that a day goes by without some major development in the online gambling regulatory landscape in Europe. The EU consists of almost 30 Member States, all wanting to apply laws consistent with their own cultural and political agendas and understandably protect local operators in the national interest.   Then you have the the...
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