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Rob van der Gaast Gaming Guru - Page 9Eye on Europe - Dec. 5, 20065 December 2006
Even More Good News From Spain -- Just after the publication of Martin Oelbermann's (MECN) report, "The Spanish Gambling Market - a key region for future growth," there is even more good news coming from Spain. According to the Financial Times, the autonomous community of Madrid will open up regulation for new licenses for bookies and Internet betting. ... (read more)
Turkey: Two-Year Penalty for Internet Gambling5 December 2006
The Turkish Ministry of Justice has drafted a bill to address the legal shortcomings in the area of cyber crime, reports the English daily newspaper the Daily News. The operating of Internet gambling services is addressed among many categories of cyber crime.
For the first time, Turkey will be regulating ... (read more)
Eye on Europe - Dec. 1, 20061 December 2006
New Lobbying Target -- Charlie McCreevy, the European Commissioner for Internal Market and Services, has started to use soft law instruments called "recommendations" to shape the EU's internal market. A recommendation is a non-binding document published by the Commission indicating how it would like ... (read more)
A Bright Future for Gambling in Spain30 November 2006
The Media & Entertainment Consulting Network GmbH (MECN) has high expectations for the Spanish gambling market. Its new report, "The Spanish Gambling Market - a key region for future growth," explains why.
Some of the main reasons, as outlined by the report's author, Martin Oelbermann, are:
Increasing liberalization. ... (read more)
Eye on Europe - Nov. 20, 200620 November 2006
State Jackpot -- Investors in European Wireless Lottery Holdings (EWLH) have filed a 100 million-euro lawsuit against the Dutch state for not allowing an SMS lottery game the company developed in conjunction with Staats Loterij (the State Lottery). In development since 2001, the "Sevens" lottery was blocked ... (read more)
Eye on Europe - Nov. 15, 200615 November 2006
German Developments -- Attorneys Wulf Hambach and Konrad Miller, LL.M., of the German law firm Hambach & Hambach recently co-wrote an article stating that as consequence of the decision of the German Federal Cartel Office of Aug. 23, 2006, the German state-run lottery companies are now obliged to accept lottery tickets from private intermediaries. ... (read more)
EU Gambling Study: A Case for Change14 November 2006
To obtain a detailed overview of the legal and economic aspects of gambling and games of chance, EU Commissioner for the Internal Market and Services Charlie McCreevy, responsible for the European Union's policy on the functioning of the internal market of 450 million people across 25 member states, asked the Swiss Institute of Comparative Law to carry out a study into the gambling sector. ... (read more)
Online Gambling in Russia - Part 113 November 2006
Coinciding with a crackdown in which authorities have shut down 70 percent of Moscow's casinos and slot machines, Russian President Vladimir Putin is pushing his proposal to State Duma for a new law regulating the gambling industry. The new legislation, if accepted, would come into effect on Jan. 1, 2009.
... (read more)
An Internal Competitive Market for Germany7 November 2006
Not so long ago, the prime ministers of Germany's federal states joyfully agreed on a new draft, regulating the new State Lottery Treaty, which would keep the monopoly in place.
Less than two weeks later, thanks to the Bundeskartellamt (the federal antitrust authority), the 16 regional betting operators ... (read more)
Eye on Europe - Nov. 2, 20062 November 2006
bwin Saves for Liberalization -- bwin is reconsidering its marketing and sponsoring strategy due to the mounting politically motivated resistance. According to Parisa Gillespie of the company's corporate communications department, it also includes the most important market, Germany, where the group has been especially active. ... (read more)
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