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AVMS Directive to exclude minors from gambling advertisements Nicola Caputo, Member of the European Parliament, talks to the EGBA about the need to strictly prohibit gambling advertising targeting minors to ensure consumers at large are better protected. European countries have shifted their views from viewing gambling as something to... -
To date, the Court has rendered thirty judgments concerning the application of the Union’s fundamental freedoms to gambling, eleven of which have been delivered since the last comprehensive overview of gambling- related case law in a previous edition of the EGBA News1 . The Court has since reaffirmed its... -
The Gambling Commission was set up under the Gambling Act 2005 to regulate commercial gambling in Great Britain. On 1 October 2013 we also took over the responsibilities of the National Lottery Commission to regulate the National Lottery under the National Lottery Act 1993. The past eleven years...
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The Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) delivered on 4 February 2016 its judgement on the Ince case (C-336/14), a preliminary ruling referred by the local court of Sonthofen in the German Land Bavaria. The case is of interest for cross-border gambling operators as it rules against... -
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...
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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...
