The legal system of the Czech Republic takes the form of a civil law state and the Constitution of the Czech Republic proclaims it as a unitary state divided into eight administrative regions. Act No 202/1990 Coll. on Lotteries and … Read More
In Belgium, Luxembourg and France, media games are said to serve commercial or advertisement purposes. Not every Member State has enacted a specific definition of media gambling services (i.e. Austria, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Latvia, the Netherlands … Read More
In an unconstrained competitive free market, the presence of excess profits acts as an inducement for new competitors to enter the market, and offer comparable services at better terms in order to capture a share of the market. Applied to … Read More
In the context of gambling activities, the criteria both of justification and proportionality have been fixed more precisely in a number of ECJ judgements concerning national statutory restrictions on gambling. This subchapter briefly illustrates in which context the categories of … Read More
The Republic of Cyprus is an entirely unitary state, without any provinces or other federal orregional structures. The Cypriot government has for some time been considering whether and how to undertakea substantial revision of Cypriot gambling law, in particular so … Read More
Lotteries In most countries, there are a variety of lottery games, often depending on when the draw is made. The precise legal definitions can be found in the national reports. Technically, a lottery is defined (in Austria, Belgium, the Czech … Read More
Whilst you will discover casinos in several locations, a number of areas have grow to be well-known particularly for gambling. Possibly the spot virtually defined by its casino is Monte Carlo, but other areas are recognized as well as gambling … Read More
Ban on games of chance The Schindler judgment remains the only decision where the CJEU ruled on a national (UK) general ban on a certain category of games of chance – the organisation of lotteries (subject to very limited exceptions). … Read More
Since the emergence of the internet in the 1990s, an increasing number of gambling services have come available on-line or through other new remote communications technologies. The rapid technological advancements, commercial initiatives, and market penetration of such commerce have made … Read More
Demand for gambling services in the early 21 century and for the past half-century in the European Union – as well as in most other parts of the world – has been and is expanding rapidly, for a number of … Read More
1. Article 49 EC Treaty – Freedom to provide and receive services Art. 49 EC Treaty reads as follows: Within the framework of the provisions set out below, restrictions on freedom to provide services within the Community shall be prohibited … Read More
Belgian legislation is essentially based on the law of 7 May 1999 (1) lays down the principle of prohibition of gambling and in fact fundamentally based on the principle of protection of the player. Upon adoption of this law, the … Read More
