The European Commission today concluded that the different taxation regimes for online and land-based gambling operations in Denmark is compatible with European competition rules. According to the Commission, the law liberalising gambling in Denmark and applying lower taxes for online casinos (20 % on the GGR (GGR: gross gaming revenue : stakes minus winnings)) than for land-based casinos (75 % on the GGR) is acceptable because ”the positive effects of the liberalisation of the sector outweigh potential distortions of competition”.

Vienna/Brussels - The European Casino Association, the principal association representing casino operators in Europe, has appointed Casinos Austria Director Dietmar Hoscher as the representative for Austria on its seven-member board. “I am looking forward to this opportunity to actively promote key issues like responsible gaming and corporate social responsibility, both of which are permanent elements in the Casinos Austria corporate philosophy, at a European level,”...

Brussels, 14 December 2010 - EU Ministers last Friday unanimously agreed that strict national regulation and supervision through national authorities coupled with an enhanced cooperation and best practice sharing between Member States is required to effectively tackle the global challenges posed by online gambling. The set of conclusions published by the Council on 10 December 2010 on the framework conditions for gambling and betting sets an important political signal...

The influential European Casino Association (ECA), a body which represents almost 1,000 casinos and around 80,000 employees across 23 countries, has given its unequivocal support to the new vision for January’s ICE show unveiled by organisers Clarion Events. The ECA’s Ron Goudsmit confirmed: “The new ICE vision has the ECA’s full backing and support.”

Brussels, 13 May 2010 - From 11-12 May 2010, top dealers and representatives of the European casino industry gathered in Vilnius, Lithuania for the finals of the European Casino Association's (ECA) prestigious European Dealer Championship. In a highly competitive yet friendly two-day exhibition of their skills and craftsmanship at the Blackjack and American Roulette tables, the winners of the national heats in 19 European countries offered a top-class demonstration of the superior levels of dealer professionalism in Europe's casinos.

The second International Casino Conference (ICC), taking place on the eve of the 2010 International Gaming Expo under the stewardship of the European Casino Association, will explore in depth a plethora of challenges for operators and their suppliers. The ECA’s one-day symposium, co-hosted by IGE organisers Clarion Gaming and open to all industry professionals, will reconvene at London’s Earls Court Exhibition Centre on 25th January.

On 25 January 2010, the European Casino Association and Clarion Gaming will be hosting their second annual conference for the casino and gaming industries in London. With top speakers and panellists from across Europe and beyond, the second International Casino Conference (ICC) will focus on the key issues driving the casino industry in the coming year.

Brussels - The European Casino Association (ECA) today announced that the European Dealer Championship 2010 will take place on May 11 and 12, 2010 at the Olympic Casino in the Reval Hotel Lietuva, Vilnius, Lithuania. Now in its 4th year, the European Dealer Championship attracts top dealers from across Europe, who come together to demonstrate their skills and craftsmanship at the Roulette and Blackjack tables.

London’s International Gaming Expo (IGE) is set to remain the official and exclusively endorsed exhibition of the European Casino Association (ECA) until at least 2012, following the agreement of an extension to the existing contract between the ECA and IGE organisers, Clarion Gaming. The deal – which includes a continuation of the ECA’s prestigious International Casino Conference (ICC) held at Earls Court on the eve of IGE...

Die ECA begrüßt die Entscheidung des Europäischen Gerichtshofs EuGH im Verfahren der Portugiesischen Profi-Fußballliga und Bwin gegen Portugal (C-42/07). Sie bestätigt den EU-Mitgliedsstaaten das Recht, zum Schutz der Verbraucher Beschränkungen gegen Online Glücksspiel innerhalb des eigenen Landes zu erlassen, um damit ein verantwortungsbewußtes Spiel zu gewährleisten und Betrugsmöglichkeiten und Kriminalität im eigenen Land einzuschränken.

The European Casino Association (ECA) appreciates the initiative taken by the Czech Presidency of the European Union (EU) to organise a conference in cooperation with the Academy of European Law (ERA) on the legal aspects of recent developments in the area of gambling services in the EU. The current situation of the gambling sector in the EU indeed urges for a constructive debate...

Brussels, 28 April 2009 - The 3rd ECA European Dealer Championship took place from 21–22 April 2009 in Casino Cosmopol in Malmö, Sweden, with 30 of Europe’s top dealers from 19 countries travelling to Malmö to demonstrate their skills and craftsmanship at the Blackjack and American Roulette tables – two of the world’s most popular table games.