Justin Franssen Article Archive

Justin Franssen has contributed two articles published on the iGaming News site.

EGB Preview: The Netherlands (25 April 2008)
Ahead of this year's European Gambling Briefing in Amsterdam, familiarize yourself with the latest regulatory developments in the Netherlands.

Court Rules Against Dutch Casino Monopoly; EC Admonishes Proposed I-gaming Monopoly (7 December 2005)
In a main proceedings judgement of last Friday (2 December 2005) the Administrative Court of Breda rendered a landmark post-Gambelli judgement in the proceedings between the Compagnie Financière Régionale B.V. (hereinafter : “CFR”) against The Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Economic Affairs (hereinafter: “the State”). The decision of the Breda Court can be qualified as no less than a historic victory for the supporters of the principles enshrined in the Treaty of Rome, notably articles 43 and 49 of the Treaty. After various Dutch interlocutory Courts and one main proceedings Court found the Dutch gaming legislation and policies to be compliant with the so-called Gambelli criteria in several cross-border internet gambling cases , the Breda Court ruled that the State monopoly on (casino) gambling is not effective and there is no specific evidence to substantiate that the restrictive casino legislation is coherent and consistent....