EU Doubts Raised In Swedish Gambling Advertising Cases

7 Feb, 2008 / GamblingCompliance Ltd. / James Kilsby

The Swedish Supreme Court has granted the editors of two popular tabloid newspapers the right to appeal criminal prosecutions for accepting advertisements from foreign gambling companies. Wednesday’s decision obliges the Court of Appeal to assess the compatibility of Swedish gambling legislation with EC law in light of recent European Commission action and last year’s Placanica verdict.