Key Takeaways
- This week, gambling regulation has been dominated by legal issues beyond the strict confines of gaming laws.
- The Gibraltar Betting and Gaming Association (GBGA) has failed to convince a UK High Court that the new UK laws exceeded the powers of parliament.
- The German Interstate Treaty on Gambling has been besieged by legal challenges in the national courts and before the EU Court of Justice.
- And ARJEL’s player fund protection measures are being tested in a French bankruptcy court following the failure of EuroPoker.
This week, gambling regulation has been dominated by legal issues beyond the strict confines of gaming laws: The Gibraltar Betting and Gaming Association (GBGA) has failed to convince a UK High Court that the new UK laws exceeded parliament’s powers; The German Interstate Treaty on Gambling has been besieged by legal challenges in the national courts and before the EU Court of Justice (CJEU); and ARJEL’s player fund protection measures are being tested in a French bankruptcy court following the failure of EuroPoker.
