Press Releases - March 2009

Online gaming and betting: EGBA deplores Sweden’s continuous lack of commitment to comply with EC law

31/03/2009: The European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) has contributed its comments to the public consultation on the report initiated by the Swedish Ministry of Finance into the gambling market in Sweden (the Nyren report), which expired today.

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Onlinespel och vadhållning: EGBA beklagar Sveriges bristande vilja att leva upp till sina förpliktelser enligt EG-fördraget

31/03/2009: European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) lämnade idag sitt remissvar till Nyréns spelutredning (SOU 2008:124).

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Online gaming and betting: Compatibility of the French draft law with EC law cannot be taken for granted

25/03/2009: The French government notified its draft law on the 5 March to Commissioner Verheugen’s services in the context of a preliminary conformity test with EU Law The draft law, also revealed to the media on the 5th March, was presented today to the Council of Ministers.

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European Parliament: No political support for an EU harmonised legislation for online gaming and betting

10/03/2009: Today’s adoption of an own initiative report by the European Parliament on “The integrity of online gambling” is overshadowed by the support of a wide range of Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) to an alternative report.

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