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ONLINE GAMBLING AND THE FURTHER DISPLACEMENT OF STATE REGULATION: A NOTE ON PMU V ZETURF

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 May 2008

Justin Borg Barthet
Justin Borg Barthet
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Doctoral Candidate and Teaching Assistant, School of Law, University of Aberdeen.
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International & Comparative Law Quarterly , Volume 57 , Issue 2 , April 2008 , pp. 417 - 426
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Copyright © 2008 British Institute of International and Comparative Law

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References

1 Cour de Cassation, Chambre Commeciale, Financière et Économique, Arrêt No 1023 du 10 juillet 2007, GIE Pari Mutuel Urbain (PMU)/Zeturf, Eturf; the judgment may be viewed at <http://www.gaminglaw.eu/upload/actuality/doc/98-1.pdf> and <http://www.courdecassation.fr/jurisprudence_publications_documentation_2/actualite_jurisprudence_21/chambre_commerciale_financiere_economique_574/arrets_575/br_arret_10674.html> accessed 7 Aug 2007.

2 Case C–275/92 Her Majesty's Customs and Excise v Gerhart Schindler and Jörg Schindler [1994] ECR I-01039.

3 ibid.

4 Council Regulation (EC) 44/2001 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters [2001] OJ L12/1.

5 Malta Lotteries and Gaming Authority, ‘Fact Sheet. Malta: Europe's Gateway for Remote Gaming’ <http://www.lga.org.mt/lga/files_folder/FactSheet%20-%20EU%20Gateway.pdf> accessed 6 Aug 2007.

6 Malta Lotteries and Gaming Authority, ‘Processing of New Remote Gaming Applications’ (2007) <http://www.lga.org.mt/lga/news_full.asp?newsID=50> accessed 6 Aug 2007.

7 Swiss Institute of Comparative Law, ‘Study of Gambling Services in the Internal Market of the European Union’ (2006) <http://ec.europa.eu/internal_market/services/docs/gambling/study2_en.pdf> 613, accessed 6 Aug 2006.

8 See Case C–243/01 Gambelli and Others [2003] ECR I-13031; and Joined Cases C–338/04 Massimiliano Placanica, C–359/04 Christian Palazzese, and C–360/04 Angelo Sorricchio.

9 Tribunal de Grande Instance de Paris, Ordonnance de référé 08 juillet 2005 PMU/Zeturf, Eturf <http://www.legalis.net/jurisprudence-decision.php3?id_article=1459> accessed 7 Aug 2007.

10 Zeturf.com, ‘Why bet on Zeturf?’ <http://www.zeturf.com/en/static/pourquoi_zeturf> accessed 7 Aug 2007.

11 Tribunal de Grande Instance de Paris, Ordonnance de référé 02 novembre 2005 PMU/Computer Aided Technologies, Bell Med <http://www.legalis.net/breves-article.php3?id_article=1511> accessed 7 Aug 2007.

12 Cour d'appel de Paris 14ème chambre, section A, Arrêt du 4 janvier 2006 Zeturf, Eturf/PMU <http://www.legalis.net/jurisprudence-decision.php3?id_article=1552> accessed 7 Aug 2007.

13 Recognition and enforcement of the judgment of the French Court of Appeal was also sought in Malta; citing the judgment of the Maltese Court of Appeal discussed below, the Civil Court denied recognition and enforcement. See Civil Court (First Hall) Application 82/2007 GIE Pari Mutuel Urbain (PMU) vs Zeturf (2 Mar 2007).

14 (n 12).

15 (n 9).

16 Civil Appeal No 139/2006/1 GIE Pari Mutuel Urbain (PMU) vs Zeturf (12 Jan 2007).

17 Case C–266/01 Préservatrice foncière TIARD SA v Netherlands [2003] ECR I-4867.

18 ibid.

19 (n 12).

20 Civil Appeal Number 224/2006/1GIE Pari Mutuel Urbain (PMU) vs Bell Med Limited u Computer Aided Technologies Limited (26 June 2007).

21 PMU also requested a reference regarding whether or not the judgment of the French Court should be deemed to be a ‘civil or commercial matter’. This second request was summarily denied since it was formulated as a question regarding the particular facts of the case that the national court should apply the law to, rather than a question of interpretation on which a national court would require the ECJ's authoritative interpretation per Article 234 of the EC Treaty.

22 A Briggs and P Rees, Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments (4th edn, Lloyd's of London Press, London 2005) 495–96.

23 ibid.

24 (n 1).

25 Case C–124/97 Markku Juhani Läärä, Cotswold Microsystems Ltd and Oy Transatlantic Software Ltd v Kihlakunnansyyttäjä (Jyväskylä) and Suomen valtio (Finnish State) [1999] ECR I-06067.

26 Case C–67/1998 Diego Zenatti [1999] ECR I-7289.

27 Case C–243/01 Gambelli and Others [2003] ECR I-13031.

28 (n 5).

29 Legal Notice 176 of 2004, Remote Gaming Regulations 2004.

30 ibid Art 27.

31 Civil Court, First Hall, Cit Nru 822/2005 Bell Med Limited vs Pari Mutuel Urbain (PMU) (30 May 2007).

32 Case C–275/92 Her Majesty's Customs and Excise v Gerhart Schindler and Jörg Schindler [1994] ECR I-01039; Case C–67/1998 Diego Zenatti [1999] ECR I-7289.

33 (n 1).

34 Art 60.

35 (n 2).

36 Reuters, ‘Update 2—EU to decide on several gambling legal actions’ (26 June 2007) <http://www.reuters.com/article/governmentFilingsNews/idUSL2690991920070626> accessed 6 Aug 2007.

37 See NA O'Connor, ‘From Schindler to Placanica and Beyond’ (2007) <http://www.bettingmarket.com/eurolaw222428.htm> accessed 6 Aug 2007.

38 Joined Cases C–338/04 Massimiliano Placanica, C–359/04 Christian Palazzese, and C–360/04 Angelo Sorricchio.

39 T Buck, ‘Seven countries face legal threat on betting markets’ Financial Times (London, 5 April 2006) <http://www.ft.com/cms/s/9edcf756-c440-11da-bc52-0000779e2340.html> accessed 6 Aug 2007.