Martin Cullen, Ireland’s Minister for arts, sport and tourism, said he will ban online sports betting if the country’s bookmakers don’t contribute more to the Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund, reports The Independent. Martin Cullen, Irish minister for arts, sport and tourism, said he will ban online sports betting...
Despite the political will declared by the government in order to elaborate a bill to bring a legal answer to the tax benefits, the protection of players and the free provision of services in Spain by EU companies, the online gaming regulation remains at a standstill. The Spanish Association of Internet Bettors (Aedapi) estimates that the benefits for the companies that operate in this sector exceeded the 200 million euros.
"I don’t have to welcome foreign operators, the State did it." Patrick Partouche summarized in one line the situation of the online gaming conference that considered the opening conditions of gambling in France. In France, many people from various sectors cohabit in the same place, namely: operators of French casinos who are not allowed to operate online games in France by the present law; managers of foreign companies operating online bets illegally on the territory...
In the UK, the Gambling Commission has published its latest list of approved test houses accepted to assess the compliance of online betting and gaming sites with its technical standards and requirements. The latest list includes new entries Gaming Associates, Gaming Laboratories International and Gaming Laboratories Austria and includes details of which technical standards and requirements each test house can assess.
Online betting companies Betfair and Sportingbet are launching a High Court challenge to legislation that prevents gambling companies outside New South Wales from advertising in the state. Sportingbet chief operating officer Michael Sullivan said his company is restricted from advertising in print, radio and television as well as prevented from sponsoring sporting events in New South Wales.
Ladbrokes Plc, the world's largest publicly traded gaming company, can't offer gambling in the Netherlands without a permit, the Dutch Supreme Court ruled. The Harrow, England-based company violated Dutch law by allowing national residents to place bets on its Web site, the court said in a ruling today. The decision is contingent upon whether European Union tribunals rule the bloc's antitrust regulations supersede national gaming laws.
