Bookmakers wait for ECJ to play its hand

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Series Details 6.3.07
Publication Date 06/03/2007
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Shares in bookmakers have risen after the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that Italian gambling laws were too restrictive, March 2007. The decision is good news for the EU Internal Market Commissioner Charlie McCreevy who wants to break down national barriers in gambling markets.
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European Court of Justice: Documents associated with Joined Cases C-338/04, C-359/04, C-360/04 Placanica http://curia.europa.eu/jurisp/cgi-bin/form.pl?lang=EN&Submit=Rechercher$docrequire=alldocs&numaff=C-338/04&datefs=&datefe=&nomusuel=&domaine=&mots=&resmax=100
BBC News, 6.3.07: Italy loses Europe gambling case http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6423059.stm
European Court of Justice: Press Release, No.20, 2007 http://curia.europa.eu/en/actu/communiques/cp07/aff/cp070020en.pdf
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