EU financed project assists the amendment of gambling legislation in Moldova

14 June, 2010, Chisinau, Moldova

A new online gambling law is being prepared by the Ministry of Economy with the assistance of the EU financed project “Support for the implementation of bilateral agreements between Moldova and European Union”.

The project’s support, provided in collaboration with Dr. Michael Hettich and Dr Wulf Hambach -of Hambach & Hambach law firm (Germany), was requested by the Moldovan Ministry of Economy in order to finalise the newly prepared Gambling Law. The new drafted Law will replace most existing gambling legislation, intending to put in place an improved, more comprehensive structure of gambling regulation.

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Special reports on the french online gaming market

Report produced 27 May 2010

As part of the Monaco iGaming Exchanges, Monaco’s First Professional Online Gaming & Betting Convention, which will be held from October 11 to 13 during SPORTEL, Francis Merlin, Event Delegate of the Monaco iGaming Exchanges, has written a study about the French online gaming market.

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Harris Hagan June Newsletter

Inside this issue

• USA Update
• European Update
• BSkyB and EDS IT
• Mobile Gaming
• Data Retention
• Guidance on SWPs
• EU Competition Law
• Gambling Advertising

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Harris Hagan April Newsletter

Inside this issue

• Jersey—New Online Gambling Legislation
• Online Poker in Russia
• Gambling News in Brief
• Pool Betting
• Product Placement
• Scratch Cards
• European Update
• Decoder Cards and Football
• Blogs and Chatrooms

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Focus Europe, Germany: On-line flutters

Germany and its federal states have so far adopted an almost puritanical approach to on-line gambling, but, reports Wulf Hambach, pressure is building for legislative reform.

The Interstate Treaty on Gambling (ITG), which came into force at the beginning of January 2008, forms the centre of Germany’s gaming legislation, and has been the trigger for hundreds if not thousands of court cases causing divergent decisions.

The treaty aims at the continuation of the state’s monopoly and a general prohibition of the brokering of on-line games by 2011. To implement this prohibition, the treaty also provides for the issue of suspension orders to German internet service providers.

After having received the draft of the new state treaty, the European Commission started the notification procedure. In March 2007, the EU Commission issued an opinion against Germany in which it determined that the prohibition of the on-line operation and brokerage of gaming was not in compliance with the freedom of services according to Article 49 of the EC treaty. … Continue Reading