Main features of the online gaming industry operating in the EU
In 2008, the annual revenues generated by the gambling service sector, measured on the basis of Gross Gaming Revenues (GGR) (i.e. stakes less prizes but including bonuses), were estimated to be € 75,9...
View ArticleMost popular online gambling services in the EU
In 2008, the annual revenues generated by the gambling service sector, measured on the basis of Gross Gaming Revenues (GGR) (i.e. stakes less prizes but including bonuses), were estimated to be around...
View ArticleCasino Linz, Austria
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View ArticleMedia gambling services in EU
In Belgium, Luxembourg and France, media games are said to serve commercial or advertisement purposes. Not every Member State has enacted a specific definition of media gambling services (i.e. Austria,...
View ArticleGambling in Czech Republic
The legal system of the Czech Republic takes the form of a civil law state and the Constitution of the Czech Republic proclaims it as a unitary state divided into eight administrative regions. Act No...
View ArticleCriteria for justification and proportionality of barriers set up in gaming...
It can be resumed that the following public interest objectives are in principle admitted as justifications of restrictive national measures in the field of gambling provided that the criteria for...
View ArticleCasino Vienna (Casino Wien)
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View ArticleDimensions of the legal gaming services industries in the European Union
Based on EU best estimates of the size of the commercial gaming industries among the 25 Member States of the European Union, the combined sectors of lottery, casinos, gaming machines, betting services,...
View ArticleRemote Gambling and Government Alternatives
Governments often think about internet and other forms of remote gambling by asking: “Should we permit this activity and, if so, how much should we permit and how should we regulate it?” However, in...
View ArticleHigh level of consumer protection for online gambling in EU
However, as a monopoly is an unusually restrictive measure, it must be ascertained that the national authorities really intend to ensure a particularly high level of consumer protection with regard to...
View ArticleOnline gambling under the European Union Treaty rules
The regulatory situation for on-line gambling is characterized by the fact that in 2006 the Commission, following a unanimous demand of the Council and the European Parliament in first reading,...
View ArticleGambling in European Union and the Consumer Market Monitoring Survey
The figures below are extracted from the annual Consumer Market Monitoring Survey. The overall MPI (Market Performance Indicator) score per market is the combination of seven individual dimensions...
View ArticleSales Promotional Gambling in EU
In France, Germany, Latvia, Luxembourg and the Netherlands, sales promotional games are said to serve commercial or advertisement purposes. In Luxembourg and to some extent in Germany (depending on the...
View ArticleGambling in Denmark
In Denmark there is a general prohibition against lotteries, which can be found in the act on Lottery Prohibition110 and in the Sections 203 and 204 of the penal Code. This prohibition can be excepted...
View ArticleGambling Restrictions upon Arts. 43 and 49 EC Treaty in Austria
Justification National measure Compatibility with EC law, in particular with the principle of proportionality Public order, money laundering crime National measure § 3 GSpG (Glücksspielgesetz, Law on...
View ArticleGaming services industries in European Union
Lottery operators in Member States of the EU are more extensive in their offerings and typically more aggressive in their strategic positioning than is the case for lottery organizations in the United...
View ArticleEU Transparency Directive for gambling industry
The notification procedure under Directive 98/48/EC (Directive 98/34/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 June 1998 laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the...
View ArticleDefinition of on-line gambling services in EU
A large number of differing gambling services are covered by the term “online gambling”. These include on-line provision of sports betting services (including horse racing), casino games, spread...
View ArticleCharity Gambling in European Union
In general, a “non-profit game”, or charity gambling means a game organized by a non-profit organization, the net proceeds of which are intended for a religious, sports, philanthropic, cultural,...
View ArticleGambling in Estonia
Gambling and Lottery issues are regulated on the federal level. The laws listed below are applicable for the whole territory of Estonia. The field of Interactive Gambling is not regulated by law at all...
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