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PDF Downloads available in the following languages: English ; Stanleybet International denounces continued Italian restrictive practices 27 November 2008 – Brussels: Stanleybet International has filed a formal complaint (1) to the European Commission denouncing a number of legislative, administrative and judicial measures of the Italian State, spread over a number of years,...

PDF Downloads available in the following languages: English ; Greek State Continues to Defy European Law:  Extends Action against Stanleybet International to Consumers Greek police arrests Theodoros Lazaridis and three customers in Thessaloniki. However, Greek prosecutor releases all without an immediate court hearing. Brussels, 10 November 2008 The Greek State on Saturday 8...

PDF Downloads available in the following languages: English ; Alexandros Vasdekis arrested in raid by Greek police Brussels, 7 November 2008, The Greek State yesterday evening at 18.00 GMT unlawfully closed Stanleybet International’s outlet in Athens in direct contravention of EU law. Article 49 of the EU Treaty provides Stanleybet International with the right to offer...

PDF Downloads available in the following languages: English ; Thursday November 6th – Brussels Five years on from a landmark ECJ ruling, the European Commission still allows Member States to retain unlawful restrictions in their sports betting markets, disregarding the legal principles of the single market. Vested interests and political manoeuvring are maintaining state control...

PDF Downloads available in the following languages: English ; 18 September 2008 – Brussels - Stanleybet International welcomes the recent legal developments in Italy, which once again confirm its fundamental right to operate on the Italian market. Following Stanleybet International’s fierce legal action and one year after the European Court of Justice (ECJ) stated in Case...

PDF Downloads available in the following languages: English ; Stanleybet International welcomes the formal request from the Commission for Italy to comply with the judgement of the European Court of Justice on 13th September 2007 in case C-260/04 which condemned the renewal of 329 concessions for horse-racing betting without a tender procedure. 7 April 2008 – Brussels: The...

PDF Downloads available in the following languages: English ; Warsaw, 20 March 2008 – Stanley International Betting Limited (“SIB”), today announced that it has acquired two thirds of the shares of Star Typ Sport z.o.o. (“STS”), the leading sports betting operator in Poland. The purchase was made through SIB’s joint venture with Lord Steinberg of Belfast,...

PDF Downloads available in the following languages: English ; Brussels, 28 February 2008 - Stanleybet International today welcomes the European Commission’s decision to step up infringement proceedings against Greece and the Netherlands, thus showing its resolve to put an end to national restrictions which are unnecessary, non-proportionate and discriminatory. The European...

PDF Downloads available in the following languages: English ; 31 January 2008 – Brussels - Stanleybet International welcomes today’s decision by the European Commission to begin additional infringement proceedings against two Member States, Germany and Sweden, because of restrictions preventing access to their sports betting and gaming markets. The German case concerns the...

PDF Downloads available in the following languages: English ; Stanleybet International warmly welcomes Commissioner McCreevy’s answer to a parliamentary question tabled in November 2007. The answer clearly sets the record straight on the Italian legal situation regarding sports betting services. 24 January 2008 – Brussels – On 22 January, the European Commissioner...