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Creditable appeal for EU clarity
 October 12, 2008, 7:02 am (3 years ago)Industry spectators and legal counselors are now waiting for a European Court of Justice Response to 5 key questions relating to the claim of European Union principles to cross-border online gambling amongst member nations. A quick reply is improbable, with most legal specialists forecasting anything equal to 18 months previous to an answer is told.
The questions were presented to the ECJ by the Swedish Court of Appeals on the direction of the Scandinavian nation's Supreme Court, and going after years of proceedings among the state and diverse EU Internet gambling companies fighting the state domination of Svenske Spel which forcefully ruled them out from the Swedish market.
The aim of the Swedish judiciary is to guarantee that the Swedish Lottery Law is following the EU law and codes.
The reaction to the questions, which maybe show that the Swedish judiciary is not certain anymore that its past rulings in support of the status quo are valid, is going to apparently hold critical insinuations for the European online gambling market, and the request for guidance by the Swedes is creditable.
The very thorough questions regarding suitability with any situations of discrimination on grounds of nationality in the public concern, whether the utilization of national gambling activity to fund social welfare activities validates national exclusions of foreign companies, the situation of state owned companies in constraints that are in the public interest, marketing and licensing issues.
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