A court in France ordered the government to prove that its Intern...
A court in France ordered the government to prove that its Internet gambling rules comply with EU law, the European Gaming & Betting Association said Tuesday. The decision followed a request by Didier Dewyn, former CEO of Malta- licensed…
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company Mr. Bookmaker, to dismiss criminal charges filed against him in April on allegations of running an “illicit lottery” and “clandestine betting on horse races,” the association said. Before making a final decision, the Court of Appeal of Versailles asked for additional material from the government, including its argument supporting its position in talks with the European Commission on its gambling regulation, an association spokesman said. The case matters because the court sought no preliminary European Court of Justice ruling, but relied comfortably on precedent, the spokesman said. This is a criminal court’s first challenge to French gambling law, he said. France is eyeing a “controlled opening” of its gambling market by March, association Secretary General Sigrid Ligne said.