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Only a truly licensed and regulated gambling market can prevent corruption and match fixing - 07 October 2010 - Analysis

With the European Commission readying its Green Paper on online gambling, the recent cricket betting saga highlighted the need for European regulation that will allow bookmakers to continue to innovate and maintain their integrity, writes Khalid Ali, secretary-general of the European Sports Security Association (ESSA), in an opinion piece sent exclusively to EurActiv.

MEPs divided over online gambling - 16 February 2009 - News

In an unusual move, the European Parliament is set to vote on two different reports regarding online gambling next month. A minority of MEPs strongly disagree that member states should be allowed to regulate online gambling, calling for internal market rules on freedom of services to be applied instead.

Court rules to end gambling monopolies - 08 March 2007 - News

A second landmark ruling on gambling, the 'Placanica case', puts pressure on EU member states to change their national laws restricting access to provision of sports-betting services.

Ombudsman: politically sensitive complaints must be addressed - 13 June 2006 - News

The European Ombudsman criticises the Commission of maladministration as to handling of an infringement complaint by an EU citizen. Politically sensitive or not, complaints need to be dealt in due time, he says.

Commission investigates national restrictions on sports betting - 07 April 2006 - News

Following complaints from sports betting service providers, the Commission is set to verify the national restrictions on sports gambling in place in several EU member states.

Absence of EU rules on gambling generates national court cases - 27 February 2006 - News

The international sports betting business is disappointed of gambling being left out of the services directive. As the legal situation in the sector remains unclear, a new court case is under preparation in Italy.

EU sports ministers want games of chance out of services directive - 13 May 2005 - News

Whether games of chance remains in the services directive or is taken out completely is likely to have major implications for sports funding in the EU. EurActiv looks into the state of play in this debate.

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