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 In the light of recent terrorist attacks, the EU’s 4th Anti-Money Laundering (AML) directive could be implemented as early as the end of 2016. Since terrorist finance is normally treated with zero risk tolerance, the directive is likely to be toughened up, which will place more pressure on the...

The 4th AML directive must be implemented across Europe by 26th June 2017 – the European Commission recently announced an AML Action Plan that encouraged territories to fast-track adoption by the end of 2016. The Action Plan suggested we are likely to see a number of changes to the...

Daily Fantasy Sports: An Industry in Flux – An analysis of state-by-state approaches to DFS The popularity of fantasy sports has exploded in recent years with the rise of daily fantasy sports (“DFS”). The popularity of DFS stems from the excitement of being able to select a new variation...

Report examines corruption in sport Integrity building in sport must be accelerated, says Transparency International (TI) in their latest ‘Global Corruption Report’, which this year focuses on sport, and provides a long range of recommendations for approaches to reforming sport. Transparency International’s Global Corruption Report this year focuses on...

Reports emanating from PokerNews have suggested that shared online poker liquidity between .eu countries could be back on French cards in April after the French gaming regulator Autorité de régulation des jeux en ligne (ARJEL) reported that an amendment to the existing bill will be pushed beneath their noses....

Germany: Change is needed As forecast by legal experts three years ago, the federal licensing procedure in Germany is clearly dead in the water. However, a clear decision by the CJEU reinforcing the recent opinion of the Advocate General in the Ince case is needed to force the other...

Game, Set, and (Fixed) Match In the last month, men’s tennis has seen a handful of professional playersaccused—either in well-circulated rumors or by authorities—of involvement in match-fixing. Given that it takes only one player to decide the outcome of a match, tennis is more vulnerable than most other sports...

Study on sports organisers’ rights in the European Union – Executive Summary EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The legal protection of rights to sporting events (”sports organisers’ rights”) is a contentious issue. While in recent years distinct aspects of the problem have been addressed by legislatures and courts, both at the national...