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Rob van der Gaast Gaming Guru - Page 10The Latest Three Infringement Procedures2 November 2006
On Oct. 12, 2006, the European Commission launched new infringement procedures against three member States--Austria, France and Italy--in regard to their national legislation restricting the supply of certain gambling services.
The Commission sent similar requests for information in April 2006 to ... (read more)
Positive Developments for Private Operators in the German Jungle Market27 October 2006
New court cases are cropping up on a daily basis in Federal Republic of Germany's gambling jungle, and many German and international law firms analyze the latest inscrutable verdicts.
Strong statements last week from the country's 16 states and 16 gambling monopoles followed a meeting in Bad Pyrmont, ... (read more)
Breaking Down the EL Report26 October 2006
The European Lotteries and Toto Association (EL), published a study on the European Union's gambling sector, undertaken by the London Economics Consulting Group (LE).
Following are paragraphs taken from the Executive Summary:
- This report documents the special place occupied by State lotteries and totos in the European gaming market. ... (read more)
Does Ladbrokes Have Good Lawyers?25 October 2006
After losing its appeal case in the Netherlands, Ladbrokes last week announced that it will issue a complaint to the EU Commissioner for the Internal Market, Charlie McCreevy.
John O'Reilly, Ladbrokes' managing director remote betting and gaming, said the company will also attempt to reverse the decision ... (read more)
Eye on Europe - Oct. 18, 200618 October 2006
Injunction A -- During the Fifth Annual European I-Gaming Congress & Expo in Barcelona last week, conference participants heard that the College of European Commissioners has opened new infringement proceedings against Italy (for a second time), France and Austria for restricting the provision of sports ... (read more)
Operators: Take the Fast Plane to Italy16 October 2006
Many optimistic articles on the possible legalization and regulation of online gambling in Italy have recently hit the press.
The drift is that starting Jan. 1, 2007, it will be legal for Italian citizens to gamble online. A 3 percent tax on any gaming will be levied to the tax office based on ... (read more)
Online Gambling Could Be in the Cards for Poland5 October 2006
The Polish National Lottery, Totalizator Sportowy (TS), has after three consecutive unsuccessful attempts, found a new general manager. Jacek Kalida has been the official security advisor to TS since June 2006. He is a so-called "political commissioner" placed in the state-controlled company.
The new ... (read more)
Eye on Europe - Oct. 4, 20064 October 2006
Copy Cats -- The management of Greece lottery operator OPAP will ask its government to adopt aggressive measures to tackle illegal Internet gaming following laws passed in the United States.
Expensive Program -- The Dutch State Lottery, established in 1726, will stop its supporting TV program. Merely 20 percent of the players of the state lottery watch the monthly state lottery show. ... (read more)
Sports Betting in Turkey (Part 1)29 September 2006
In 1949, the general manager of the Turkish government's Physical Education Department, Mr. Vildan Asit Savasir, introduced to the country the idea of starting a sport toto. He gathered all the necessary information from the Swedish sport toto and together with the head of the Turkish Football Federation, Mr. ... (read more)
More and More Spanish Ventures28 September 2006
The latest joint venture in Spain's fast growing betting scene is a five-year deal between Betbull, the betting exchanges, and Spanish operation Orenes Grupo.
The synergy of the partnership, an attempt to liberalize the Spanish market, has to come from Betbull's proven betting expertise and Orenes' deep knowledge of the Spanish leisure and gaming market. ... (read more)
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