The tiny nation of Moldova, in Eastern Europe, is doing something that most European countries won't, it's divesting itself of its long held gambling monopoly. According to Balkan Insight, the outsourcing project includes everything from slot machines to sports betting and even the national lottery. Under the terms of the new plan, Moldova's government will…
A cash-strapped French government is looking to sell off half of the Française des Jeux FDJ lottery via an initial public offering (IPO). It's part of a major privatization move that could put as much as $10 billion Euros ($12.8 billion) back in government coffers and constitutes a major shift in Euro government policy towards…
Across the European continent local governments have always acted aggressively when it comes to protecting their gambling monopolies and the tax revenue those monopolies generate. In theory, aggrieved operators have had the opportunity to take their complaints about these unfair trade practices to the European Commission in hopes of receiving some redress. With a recent…
How much control does Bet365 get to have over the word "bet" and the number "365"? It may seem like a trivial point to outsiders, but to gambling operators doing business in the incredibly competitive European online gambling market it's an incredibly big deal. That's why lawyers in the employ of the massive UK operator…
The European Commission has, seemingly, completely lost its appetite for arbitrating trade disputes that involve online gambling. In a recent letter to member nations, the Commission stated that they'll not only not be getting involved in future infringement cases involving online gambling, but that they're dropping their involvement in all pending cases. The Commission will,…
The European Union's top court has ruled that Hungary's draconian online gambling licensing and tax scheme is in violation of the Union's laws regarding competition. In a ruling that came down late Thursday, the Court of Justice for the European Union (CJEU) determined that Hungary's rules were not transparent and would prevent other EU members from operating…
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