The French betting and gaming industry has a long and complex history. The main French horse race betting operator, Pari Mutuel Urbain (PMU), offers eleven different types of bets. There are more casinos in France than in any other single … Read More
Lithuania is a unitary state. Law on Games of 17 May 2001 (No IX-325) establishes the conditions and procedure for the operation of gaming in the Republic of Lithuania. Furthermore, the Law on lotteries of 1 July 2003 (No IX-1661) … Read More
Their are three primary gaming organizations in Finland, each which holds a monopoly over the provision of gambling services in their particular area. Besides the three state monopolies, not-for-profit organizations are permitted to run bingo operations. The National Lottery, Veikkaus, … Read More
In Latvia, the Gambling and Lotteries Law regulates all online and offline market sectors except sales promotional services, which are regulated by the Goods and Services Lottery law (Law on Promotional Lotteries). The laws listed below were passed on a … Read More
An unauthorised cross-border market may be accessible to consumers, due either to de facto tolerance or lack of effective enforcement. Effective enforcement is essential for Member States to ensure the achievement of the public interest objectives behind their national gambling … Read More
There are currently issued 18 permits for enterprises, which organize gambling-related activities in 163 locations in Estonia. There are also four permits for lottery organisers. Estonian Gambling Market 2003: Company >>> Number of employees >>> Turnover >>> Description Eesti Loto … Read More
Roughly speaking, it can be said that gambling is in Italy a state-reserved activity that can be legally carried out – in four land-based casinos; these are allowed under special, stand-alone legislative acts, and have to be understood as an … Read More
Justification National measure Compatibility with EC law, in particular with the principle of proportionality Consumer protection Law 3037/2002, Article 3: Expands the general ban on gambling in all games using machines located outside casinos. Judgment no. 555/2003 (criminal cases) of … Read More
Although gambling takes very different forms, such as the weekly poker game between friends, horse betting on the hippodrome, roulette in the casino, or the lottery, the differences, in accordance with Schütte (1985), are mainly determined by sociological factors: fashion, … Read More
Bingo Prohibitions and restrictions For Austria and Germany, Bingo is covered by the licence for lottery games. In Cyprus also, bingo is considered to be a kind of lottery. Licenses Most countries impose licensing requirements upon bingo operators (Austria, Cyprus, … Read More
Statutory regulation of the Danish gaming market dates back to the 18th century, cf. “Kongelig anordning af den 6. oktober 1753”, which prohibited games of chance. From that time until the present, the fundamental objectives of the regulatory restrictions have … Read More
Although casinos are not authorized in Ireland, betting and games of chance hold an important place in the culture of this nation and have been specifically authorized for decades. The country has a long-standing tradition of horse and dog racing, … Read More
