The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) confirmed that restricting online gambling is not an option for economic reasons.Thursday&s decision also indicates that national laws restricting cross-border gambling are in violation of EU law.The Court stated that “the principle of equal treatment, the obligation of transparency and the principle of legal certainty that the conditions of a tendering procedure [..] must be drawn up in a clear, precise and unequivocal way.”Maarten Haijer, secretary general of the EGBA trade association, said: “We very much welcome the Court&s crystal clear conclusion that Member States cannot preclude cross border gambling activities in the EU. It confirms the CJEU&s regulatory “red lines” which member states cannot be allowed to cross. The time has come for the Commission to enforce those red lines in Member States& national law – if needed through infringement proceedings.”
