New Government Spells Overnight Change For Dutch Gambling
Interview with Justin Franssen, co-founder of gaminglaw.eu.
Interview with Justin Franssen, co-founder of gaminglaw.eu.
Evénément : | «Business de la toile ». Opportunités et perspectives |
Date(s) : | 7/12/2010 … Continue Reading |
EIG-European iGaming Congress & Expo
19.10.2010 – 21.10.2010
Bella Centre
Copenhagen
Denmark
Organizer: Clarion Gaming www.eigexpo.com … Continue Reading
By Justin Franssen, attorney at law, and Frank Tolboom, legal assistant, VMW Taxand, Netherlands, article first published in European Gaming Lawyer magazine, Autumn issue 2010 p. 30 – 32.
On June 3, 2010, the ECJ rendered preliminary rulings in the Dutch betting cases Betfair/Minister of Justice (C-203/08) and Ladbrokes/De Lotto (C-258/08) addressing the compatibility of the Dutch gambling legislation with key principles of EU law.
As generally anticipated, the rulings seek alignment with the Bwin/Santa Casa case: member states have a significant margin of discretion with which to define the requisite level of protection and may therefore opt for a single-licence system, provided that the ensuing restrictive measures are objective, non-discriminatory and proportional. … Continue Reading
by Dennis Naaktgeboren
THE HAGUE, THURSDAY –
Online gambling is to be liberalized. The new Dutch Cabinet, formed by Mark Rutte, believes that in time this will rake in hundreds of million Euros yearly.
This was today disclosed by sources in The Hague. The right-wing cabinet plans to sell or auction licences to interested companies. The income realised from this has been estimated at an annual figure of 100 million Euro, but ultimately could even be as high as 270 million.
Currently the provision of Internet gaming or lotteries in this country is illegal. Much to the disgruntlement of popular Internet casinos of Ladbrokes, Unibet, PokerStars and PartyPoker. The Justice Department deals severely with banks and credit card companies facilitating payment transactions for foreign gambling sites. … Continue Reading