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EU Puts Damper on Netherlands Casino Monopoly

The Netherlands continues to stir up some heat in the online casino gambling industry with two separate incidents this week, which could affect future court policy and the stance of the Dutch government regarding gambling monopolies.  In both incidents, Dutch gaming and legislative authorities were struck down for their support of a gambling monopoly in the Netherlands.

The first of the two incidents directly involves the European Union, and comes in the form of a warning from EU Commission VP, Gunter Verheugen.  The warning stated that the Dutch governments intention to give a three year license to Holland Casino for exclusively operating online casino games out of the Netherlands would be in violation of anti-monopoly provisions as set forth by the EU.  Exclusively granting a single casino rights to offer online gaming would counter the EU's policy of other union members having freedom to operate in other EU countries.

In another case that does not shine favorably on the Dutch gaming authorities, the Netherlands Administrative Court of Breda ruled the Dutch Ministers of Justice and Economics failed to prove they have just cause in setting up a gambling monopoly and keeping other casino operators from doing business in their jurisdiction.  Although there was no word on whether the decision would be appealed, the Ministers claimed they were accomplishing their goals set forth when deciding to pursue a gambling monopoly.

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