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First ICT industry wide principles to enhance online safety for children

Remote gambling industry challenges Greek protectionist law

Online gambling: European Parliament calls on Commission for hard EU action

Doping remains greatest threat to sports integrity

Gambling: AG states that prohibition of cross border gambling is against the Treaty

Online gambling: Competitive tax rate for online gambling is compatible with EU State aid rules

CJEU: Online gambling ruling reconfirms the urgent need for an EU framework:

Online gaming and betting: proposed new law in Germany criticised by the European Commission

Online gaming and betting: Greek draft law draws criticism from the European Commission

CJEU questions consistency of French gambling law

New betting campaign to educate 8,500 athletes

European gaming companies request regulations that are competitive and comply with EU law and welcome the law drafted by Schleswig-Holstein’s government coalition

CJEU: AG's opinion states that criminal law cannot be used to enforce gambling legislations that do not comply with EU law

EGBA concerned at EC Green Paper on online gambling

Online gaming and betting: Romanian law triggers for second time European Commission’s objections

Industry hails groundbreaking Pan-European agreement on consumer protection for online gambling

Online gaming and betting: Double blow against French legislation

EC Communication on sport: Sports to gain from better enforcement of Internal Market rules

AEDAPI, RGA AND EGBA CALL FOR SENSIBLE TAX REGIME IN THE CURRENT DRAFT BILL TO REGULATE ONLINE GAMBLING IN SPAIN

Regulatory progress in sight for online gambling

Jeux et paris en ligne : EGBA dépose une plainte auprès du Conseil d’Etat relative au « droit au pari »

Regulated online gaming industry calls for full EU harmonisation

Online gaming and betting: Romanian draft triggers European Commission’s objections

ECJ: Austrian gaming legislation contrary to EU law

Online gaming: Time for change in Europe

Online gaming and betting: Polish draft legislation fails EU screening test

ECJ: Swedish sanctions for gaming adverts cannot discriminate against EU operators

ECJ rules on Dutch gambling laws: Industry calls on the European Commission to propose legislation at EU level

New French online poker and betting legislation: Constitutional Council not competent to assess compliance with EU rules

EU Athletes & European betting industry launch educational campaign to support integrity in sports

ECJ: AG refers the question of the consistency of the German sports betting monopoly to the national court

Gaming and betting: Developments at the ECJ questioning market restrictions in Austria and Sweden

Online Gaming and Betting: Barnier to take the lead

ECJ: No exception to the primacy of EU law over national gaming legislation says Advocate General Bot

Online gaming and betting: Belgium ignores European Commission´s warning

Online betting and gaming: another “exception française”?

Online gaming and betting: Danish draft legislation needs amending according to the European Commission

Online gaming and betting: French MPs to decide over viability of French law

bwin / Santa Casa: ECJ delivers judgment in the bwin/Portuguese football league versus Santa Casa case

Sports integrity: EGBA opposes French sports betting right

Online gaming and betting: Belgian draft legislation rejected by European Commission

Online gaming and betting: French draft legislation fails EC law test

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

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

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

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

Online gaming and betting industry sends sports integrity message to the EU

EGBA hosts second Responsible Gaming Day at the European Parliament

Online gaming and betting: Proposed changes to Finnish lotteries act raise European Commission concerns even further

Suomen arpajaislakiin ehdotetut muutokset huolestuttavat Euroopan komissiota yhä enemmän

Online Gaming and Betting/ Unibet-MrBookmaker case: The Court of Appeal of Versailles orders access to the Reasoned Opinion and the hearing of the Secretary General for European Affairs

Online gaming and betting: the Consumer Rights Directive will offer increased protection to players throughout the EU

EU Sports Forum 2008: Open online gaming and betting markets beneficial to sport funding, Independent study shows

Online gaming and betting: EU private industry leads first ever benchmark study on responsible gaming practices

Online betting and gaming: Opinion of the French Advocate General on the Portuguese gaming monopoly in the bwin Liga case

Apuestas y juego online: conclusiones finales del Abogado General francés sobre la viabilidad del monopolio de Portugal con el Derecho Comunitario en el caso de la Liga portuguesa.

Scommesse e gioco d’azzardo online: conclusioni dell’avvocato generale francese nel caso Liga, sulla compatibilità del monopolio portoghese con il diritto della Comunitá Europea

Zak?ady i gry losowe online: Opinia francuskiego Rzecznika Generalnego dotycz?ca portugalskiego monopolu w sprawie ‘bwin Liga’

Apostas e jogos online: Conclusões do advogado-geral francês no caso Liga acerca da consistência do monopólio português à luz da lei da CE

EGBA commitment towards higher responsible gaming standards

El compromiso de la EGBA con unos estándares de juego más responsable

EGBA inför högre standarder för ansvarsfullt spelande

Compromisso da EGBA de encontro a padrões de jogo mais responsáveis

Online betting: Can the European Commission enforce the principles of the EU Treaty?

Paris Court rejects PSG claims: use of the brand by sports betting websites constitutes neither act of counterfeiting nor commercial free riding

FFT claim rejected: Belgians will be able to place online bets with EU operators on Roland Garros and Paris Masters 2008

Online gaming industry calls for European cooperation in responsible gaming

EGBA shares EU concerns on draft Italian remote gaming decree

L’EGBA sostiene la decisione della Commissione relativa alla bozza di decreto italiano

Online betting in tennis: French Tennis Federation sued for damages

European Commission opposes payment blocking in France

EU-kommisjonen mot sperring av betalingsformidling i Frankrike

Europese Commissie verzet zich tegen blokkering van betalingen in Frankrijk

European Commission requests the Netherlands and Greece to remove national gaming restrictions

Europese Commissie vraagt Nederland en Griekenland nationale beperkingen op kansspelen op te heffen

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EGBA welcomes European Commission’s decision to launch two further infringement proceedings against Germany and Sweden

EGBA welcomes decision by French criminal court

German Interstate Treaty: EGBA logdes complaint with European Commission

EGBA condemns detention of Unibet CEO and France’s disrespect of EU law

Betting licence procedures under tight EU scrutiny

Le procedure italiane di assegnazione delle licenze per le scommesse messe sotto esame dall’Unione Europea

Wettlizenzen: Vergabepraxis auf dem EU-Prüfstand

France’s Supreme Court challenges gaming monopoly

Französisches Höchstgericht entscheidet gegen Glücksspielmonopol

EGBA welcomes further steps to remove national gambling protectionism

EGBA välkomnar EU-kommissionens åtgärder för att avskaffa nationella spelmonopol

EGBA begrüßt weitere Schritte in Richtung Öffnung der Glücksspielmärkte für private Anbieter

First extensive medical research about online gambling

New EFTA court ruling confirms EU licensed operators' right to have a fair access to gaming markets.

EGBA welcomes the adoption of a Code of Conduct on sports betting by 23 European Lotteries.

Online Gaming and Betting Operators Expand Trade Association

EBA welcomes new step by the European Commission towards recognition and licensing of European established private betting and gaming operators.

European Court of Justice ruling welcomed by EBA. Will Member States finally take heed?

EGBA launches new website to boost online presence

Germany does not adopt the market restrictive Interstate Gambling Treaty

EU Gambling study: the case for change!

Would the new infringement proceedings mean the end of the prosecution of private EU licensed operators?

Arrest of bwin officials: The French Monopoly’s Swan Song?