Press Release: Free movement of services: Commission inquires into restrictions on sports betting services in Denmark, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands and Sweden

The European Commission on 4 April 2006 decided to send official requests for information on national legislation restricting the supply of sport betting services to seven Member States (Denmark, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands and Sweden). The Commission wished to verify whether the measures in question were compatible with Article 49 of the EC Treaty which guarantees the free movement of services.