Publié le 07/03/2007
Placanica ruling strengthens the case for private online gaming operators in their battle against national monopolies
In a long awaited decision concerning criminal proceedings in Italy against Mr Placanica, Palazze and Sorricchio, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has today ruled that the Italian criminal penalties for the collecting of bets by intermediaries acting on behalf of foreign companies are contrary to Community law: « A Member State may not apply a…