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European Court of Justice to decide on new sports betting cases after the Placanica decision

November 23, 2007

Analysis of:Two more refferals to the ECJ from the Administrative Court of Giessen | germangaminglaw.blogspot.com

Seven German sports betting cases are now pending before the ECJ (one from Cologne, three each from Stuttgart and Giessen). The German courts asked the ECJ whether a national monopoly can be upheld under EU law, if there is no coherent and systematic policy.

European Court of Justice to decide on new sports betting cases after the Placanica decision

May 18, 2007

Analysis of:Portuguese court refers sports betting case to European Court of Justice | germangaminglaw.blogspot.com

In its Placanica decision of 6 March 2007, the ECJ ruled that is inconsistent with Community law to criminally sanction the cross-border provision of sports betting. However, several questions remained open. National courts still argue under what circumstances a monopoly with regard to sports betting can be upheld under Community law, as Italy opted for a licensing concept. Therefore, several German court draw the conclusion that they do not have to take the Placanica reasoning into consideration at all.

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