Dutch Online Gambling Problems

[Shame About Ray]

The Dutch government's stubborn refusal to adopt European Union principles in protecting its state gambling monopoly continued to generate problems for the country this week as Betfair launched a legal attack (see previous InfoPowa report) and the European Commission ordered an investigation into possible non-compliance with EU treaty requirements.

The latest furore stems from an attempt by the Dutch Minister of Justice, Ernst Hirsch Ballin, to stop Dutch banks processing payments for online betting services, the newspaper Telegraaf reports.

A spokesman for the Commission told Telegraaf last week: "The European Commissioner [Charlie McCreevy] has asked the appropriate services to start an investigation into the banking blockade.

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The dutch have it made.

If the economy is bad, blame the Germans. If a war is started, blame the Germans. If they lose their keys, blame the Germans.