Member states versus the European Union : : the regulation of gambling / / by Alan Littler.

• Author: Littler, Alan.
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, Boston : : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers,, 2011.
• Year of Publication: 2011
• Language: English
• Series: Nijhoff eBook titles
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (292 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

Since the 1990s the European Court of Justice has provided an institutional backdrop from which the requirements of EU law regarding gambling regulation are evolving. Given the total absence of harmonisation, Member States are competent to regulate gambling conditional upon such regulation being compatible with EU law. This book analyses the regulatory approaches undertaken in France, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom regarding a variety of forms of online and offline gambling with a view to assessing the compatibility of these approaches. Furthermore it illustrates prevailing commonalities between the regimes and injects a degree of realism into the debate, softening the hard stance taken by stakeholders at opposite ends of the policy spectrum.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material / A. Littler -- General Introduction / A. Littler -- Non-Legal Background To The Regulation Of Gambling In The European Union / A. Littler -- National Gambling Policies And Law / A. Littler -- Gambling And Community Law: The Status Quo / A. Littler -- Pigeon-Holing Gambling: Which Freedom Provides The Appropriate Framework? / A. Littler -- Compatibility Of, And Commonalities Between, National Approaches To Regulating Gambling / A. Littler -- General Conclusions / A. Littler -- Appendix I: Regulation Of Gaming Machines In Great Britain / A. Littler -- Appendix II: Operating Licences, Codes Of Practices Applicable To Various Forms Of In Great Britain / A. Littler -- Bibliography / A. Littler -- Index / A. Littler.