UKs Ladbrokes barred from Netherlands e-business
Publish date: 23 February 2005
Issue Number: 1069
Diary: Legalbrief eLaw
Category: Internet
Britains largest bookmaker, Ladbrokes, has been barred from offering Internet betting services to people in the Netherlands by the Dutch Supreme Court, reports The Guardian.
The ruling follows a lawsuit from the Dutch lotto after Ladbrokes placed adverts in several Dutch newspapers during the World Cup three years ago. Ladbrokes does not hold a permit to offer bets in the Netherlands. A Ladbrokes spokesperson said that while the ruling was entirely expected under Dutch law, he said recent rulings from the European Court of Justice could force member states to open up their controls on betting. Full report in The Guardian
