An April 23, 2026, opinion by the Court of Justice of the European Union’s Advocate General Emiliou in Case C‑683/24 Spielerschutz Sigma is the latest pronouncement from the CJEU in the lengthy EU law skirmish surrounding Malta’s gaming industry. Just a week earlier, on April 16, 2026, the Court confirmed that Member States can prohibit certain online gambling services that are authorized in another Member State. And in January 2026, the Court found that a consumer may rely on their own country’s law when bringing a tort claim against directors of a foreign online gambling operator that does not hold […]
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On April 16, 2026, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU” or the “Court”) issued its judgment in Case C-440/23, European Lotto and Betting and Deutsche Lotto und Sportwetten, addressing the compatibility of national restrictions on cross-border online gambling services with the freedom to provide services. In its ruling, the Court held that EU law does not preclude a Member State from prohibiting certain online gambling services, notwithstanding that such services are authorized in another Member State. It further confirmed that Member States may attach civil-law consequences to infringements of such prohibitions, including the nullity of contracts and […]
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