The Swedish head of online betting firm Unibet on Thursday called for an end to the French state's gaming monopoly, attacking the laws under which he is being investigated for illegal activities as "obsolete." Petter Nylander is currently on bail after being arrested in the Netherlands last month in a case that has been criticised by the European Commission, which is in favour of greater competition in the sports betting market.

Unibet CEO Petter Nylander has been released on bail after having been transferred from the Netherlands to the French legal authorities in Nanterre, Paris. After the hearing, the judge decided to release Nylander under the condition of a bail of 200,000 euros. In 2006, French lottery monopoly Française des Jeux and horse betting monopoly PMU alleged that Unibet had breached French national laws protecting those state-owned monopolies.