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STANLEYBET GROUP INAUGURATES THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT CENTRE IN BUCHAREST.
Mr. Martin Harris, Ambassador of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in Romania and by Mr. David Purvis, CEO of Stanleybet proudly inaugurated the first Stanleybet international support centre based in Bucharest. The centre will provide customer care services to Stanleybet clients from Denmark, Germany and Cyprus and will serve as the basis to offer further support for all the other countries where Stanleybet operates...
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CJEU: Costa-Cifone ruling vindicates Stanleybet.
A new era of fairness for all operators begins in Italy. Brussels, 16 February 2012 - In the Costa and Cifone rulings (Joined Cases C-72/10 and C-77/10) the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU), following the Gambelli and Placanica rulings, recognizes for the third time that Stanleybet was discriminated against by the Italian licensing system. The CJEU held that the 2006 Bersani tenders, which supposedly opened...
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Stanleybet wins online and offline sports betting licences in Denmark.
By regulating both online and offline channels, Denmark shows the way for other EU member states Liverpool, 21 December 2011- Stanleybet is delighted to announce that it has been granted a licence for the provision of sports betting services via a terrestrial network of points of sale in Denmark as well as via an online and mobile platforms. This makes Denmark the eighth country where Stanleybet will....
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Greek Council of State refers Stanleybet complaint to the European Court of Justice
Significant doubts raised about the Greek monopoly for offline betting being held by a listed company. The Greek Council of State has referred the Greek monopoly held by OPAP S.A. for the provision of offline betting to the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) thus raising significant questions as to its legitimacy. This is a landmark decision for an offline sports betting operator such as Stanleybet and...
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European Parliament adopts own-initiative report on online gambling
Today the European Parliament Plenary Session has approved by a large majority the Own Initiative Report of the Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee (IMCO) on online gambling as drafted by Juergen Creutzmann (ALDE, DE). This comes as a response to the European Commission’s Green Paper on online...
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The opinion of the Advocate General confirms Italian offline betting regime remains incompatible with EU law
Stanleybet arguments persuade Advocate General Cruz-Villalòn that the 2006 Bersani tenders in Italy did contain discriminatory and exclusionary provisions. Brussels, 27 October 2011 – The opinion presented today by Advocate General Cruz-Villalòn in joined cases Costa (C-72/10) and Cifone (C-77/10) marks another positive step by Stanleybet...
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David Purvis appointed as new Stanleybet Group CEO
The Stanleybet Group Board is pleased to announce the appointment of David Purvis as its new Chief Executive Officer. David Purvis, aged 47, boasts a successful and professional background in the Betting & Gaming sectors, having previously held roles of Managing Director at Cyberview Plc, and as Sales & Marketing Director at Inspired Gaming Group Plc...
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Commission publishes Green Paper about on-line gambling
Commission publishes Green Paper about on-line gambling. The offline channel must be examined or the picture obtained will be distorted. The consultation must not be used to justify further prevarication in the enforcement of existing...
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Stanleybet launches €1.5bn compensation claim against Italian Government
Bookmaker’s latest move after 12 year battle for access to market Liverpool, May 18, 2010 – Stanleybet, Europe’s leading retail sports betting company, has today launched a compensation claim for €1.5bn against the Italian Government. The claim, delivered by Stanleybet’s lawyers to...
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Stanleybet set to challenge ‘mythical’ opening of French betting market
Stanleybet, Europe’s leading cross-border retail sports betting company, is set to challenge the legality of changes to the law governing betting in France. The changes are described by the French Government as opening up the betting market. In practice the single market principles of the...
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