In the Shadow of Luxembourg: EU and National Developments in the Regulation of Gambling; Contents; General Introduction Cyrille Fijnaut; 1. The Aim and Programme of the Symposium; 2. The Contents of this Book; 3. A Last Moment Shift in Policy?; Some Public Policy Effects in the Short and Medium Term in the Field of Gambling Etienne Marique; 1. Introduction; 2. Impact of the Amendment of the Law of 7 May 1999 andthe Royal Decrees; 3. Repercussions of the Santa Casa Decision; 4. Priorities of the Belgian Presidency of the European Union

Gambling Regulation in the European Union: Recent Developments Alan Littler1. Introduction; 2. Proportionality and Mutual Recognition; 2.1. Proportionality; 2.2. Mutual Recognition; 3. Judgements and Opinions; 3.1. Santa Casa; 3.1.1. Santa Casa - the Issues; 3.1.2. Santa Casa - the Opinion; 3.1.3 Santa Casa - the Decision; 3.2. Commission v. Spain; 3.3. Betfair; 3.3.1. Betfair - the Issues; 3.3.2. Betfair - the Opinion; 3.4. Ladbrokes; 3.4.1. Ladbrokes - the Issues; 3.4.2. Ladbrokes - the Opinion; 3.4.3. Ladbrokes - Exercising Jurisdiction over the Internet; 3.5. Winner Wetten

3.5.1. Winner Wetten - the Issues3.5.2. Winner Wetten - the Opinion; 3.6. Sjöberg and Gerdin; 3.6.1. Sjöberg and Gerdin - the Issues; 3.6.2. Sjöberg and Gerdin - the Opinion; 3.7. Engelmann; 3.7.1. Engelmann - the Issues; 3.7.2. Engelmann - the Opinion; 3.8. Markus Stoß; 3.8.1. Markus Stoß - the Issues; 3.8.2. Markus Stoß - the Opinion; 3.9. Carmen Media; 3.9.1. Carmen Media - the Issues; 3.9.2. Carmen Media - the Opinion; 4. Concluding Remarks; The Perspective of the Swedish Presidencyon the Issue of Gambling Ellen Heldahl; Introduction; The Socio-Economical Problems Related to Gambling

Gaming Responsibility MeasuresDifferent National Legislations; Conclusion; Practic al Implications of the Santa Casa Judgment Justin Franssen and Frank Tolboom; 1. Introduction: The Santa Casa Judgment1; 2. Trends in European Gambling Related Case Law; 2.1. The Common Denominator: Margin of Discretion; 2.2. Application of the Proportionality Principle: A Different Approach?; 2.3. Conclusion; 3. Santa Casa in Relation to Previous Case Law; 3.1. Introduction; 3.2. Explicit Rejection of Mutual Recognition; 3.3. Application of the Proportionality Principle; 3.3.1. Suitability Test

3.3.2. Necessity Test3.4. Conclusion; 4. Discussion on the Subsequent ECJ Proceedings; 4.1. AG Bot: Joined Cases of Betfair and Ladbrokes35; 4.2. AG Bot: Winner Wetten37; 4.3. AG Mazak: Engelmann38 and AG Bot: Sjöberg39; 4.4. AG Mengozzi: Carmen Media40 and Markus Stoß41; 5. Practical Implications of the Santa Casa Ruling and Opinions of the Advocates General; 5.1. Implications for National Gambling Policies; 5.2. Implications for Private Operators; 5.3. Remaining Questions; 5.4. Solution: A Principle of Conditional Recognition?; 6. Conclusion

Is There a Future for a Comprehensive EU Gambling Servic es Policy? Philippe Vlaemminck1