Frankrikes spelmonopol på väg att brista

[frekje]

Outlaw har en intressant artikel om att Frankrikes spelmonopol är på väg att brista.

 

Ett Malta-baserat spelbolag har fått rätt till att bedriva spel i Frankrike efter EUs dom att Franrikes spellagar strider mot EUs konkurrenslagar.

 

An online gambling firm has won the right to operate in France, undermining the former state monopoly on gambling.

 

France's highest court, the Cour de Cassation, overturned a previous ruling which barred Malta's Zeturf from operating in France. The Court said a monopoly would break EU competition laws.

 

France operates a state monopoly on gambling and Pari Mutuel Urbain (PMU) is the operator for horse racing betting. It brought the case against Zeturf, which was allowing French people to gamble online on horse races.

 

The Court, though, ruled against PMU, saying that the monopoly it enjoyed was not consistent with EU competition law. Article 49 of the EC Treaty guarantees free movement of services within the EU.

 

Ovanstående visar på att nationer får allt svårare att stå emot EU-rätten och lagarna om rörlighet och konkurrens.

 

Källa: http://www.out-law.com//default.aspx?page=8301

[Albert]

Vore intressant om Matteprof kunde skjuta in lite information/spekuleringar angående ett eventuellt aktieköp hos de bolag som kommer vara de stora aktörerena i Frankrike.

[DaPine87]

såååååja, fransoser gillar vi att ha på borden