Could the EU provide a forum for rational gaming legislation?
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The European Court of Justice pushes for openness In a ruling sure to ruffle the feathers of those opposed to open and regulated gambling environments, the European Court of Justice today issued its most forceful opinion yet covering the cross border provision of gaming services. The ruling in the Placanica case, in which Italian suppliers of gambling services for British bookmaker Stanley faced criminal prosecution in Italy for operating without a license, establishes once and for all that national licensing procedures cannot be applied in a de facto discriminatory manner against foreign gaming operators.â¦
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The EU leadership issue is essential. This entity, whose powers are so extensive, needs firm leadership.
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John Reid says 'do as we say' Franco Frattini, the reactionary EU commissioner leading a campaign against violent and "perverse" video games, is expected to push for the UK's ratings laws to be applied across Europe.â¦
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WASHINGTON, June 20  /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Statement by Jeffrey Sandman, spokesperson for the Safe and Secure Internet Gambling Initiative, on how the European Union's request for compensation from the U.S. for banning non-U.S.
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The games industry should get involved in the debate about children and videogames, says a government minister.
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A comeback for Internet gambling may be in the works.
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Dating, negotiating, fragging and making money.  Play and its consequences.
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BRUSSELS The European Union&#39;s competition commissioner, Mario Monti, intends to approve Oracle&#39;s $8 billion hostile takeover bid for the rival American software company Peoplesoft, largely because EU lawyers doubt they could successfully defend a
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The European Parliament suggests a possible solution to a dispute over the definition of vodka.
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EUROPEAN football could be rocked by proposals setting the minimum number of homegrown players clubs must field. Under new Uefa guidelines, it could be that all clubs in Europe are forced into having between
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The European Union has a rendezvous with history this week. Turkey will be invited to begin talks over the course of next year that will probably lead to its membership in the European Union within about 15 years.
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Violence is anathema to modern German sensibilities. That pacifism applied to video games could mean legal repercussions. By Bruce Gain.
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Trade, apart from peace and prosperity, is always held up as the great EU success story. If only the EU could get its act together in other areas, such as foreign affairs, it would be a global power, the argument runs.
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The European Union sees two ways for settling Ukraine - legal and political. The first is when the case is taken to the court and a constitutional mechanism is set to work.
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With the recalls of toys by Mattel and others, the European Union is taking a second look at whether its safety regulations are adequate.
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THE World Trade Organisations (WTO) has told the US to dump its ban on offshore Internet gambling. Currently the US does not allow its citizens to place bets in those nasty foreign online casinos and the tiny
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Of bread and games - is skill gaming for money the next big thing? GIGSE 2007 Could skill gaming be the next big forum for online gambling?â¦