This article seeks to illustrate some of the balances which need to be reached in gambling regulation in the context of the internal market. Such balances are to be found at both the national and European levels. Although the regulation of gambling is currently a national competence, Member...

Given its high level of regulation, the gambling industry must be able to react quickly to litigation and resulting change in policy (and enforcement thereof). Using a case study approach, this short paper highlights how the twin issues of policy and litigation have recently impacted the...

Using law and policy as a sustainable competitive advantage source is a recent research stream. This paper illustrates how legal and policy research contributes to firms' strategy in the regulated gambling industry, defined by legislation and jurisprudence. The gambling sector has been a...

Finally, an analysis of the present situation in EU gambling and sport betting after the recent ECJ decisions will be attempted, via scenarios from primary (national MS practices, policies, and case law) and secondary (Swiss Institute of Comparative Law, 2006; European Gaming and Betting...

The Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE), founded in 1960, is a representative body covering more than 1,000,000 European lawyers through its member Bars and Law Societies from 31 full member countries and 10 further associate or observer countries. It acts as a liaison between the...

Is it possible to sustain an ambitious and redistributive Nordic welfare state in a Europe with open borders? Drawing on longitudinal administrative records spanning four decades, we first present discouraging historical evidence showing that labor migrants from low-income source countries tend...

The Cotonou Agreement introduces new fundamental principles with respect to trade between the European Union and African, Caribbean and Pacific countries relative to the Lomé Convention: in particular non-reciprocal preferential market access for ACP economies will only last until 1 January...