Online Gambling Scores another One

April 30, 2008

It seems that the online gambling forms that were fighting the French Open have won their case. French Open organizers were trying to keep people from participating in online gambling on the Grand Slam tournament, but they were unsuccessful in their bid.

The courts ruled that online gambling does not violate any rights of the French tennis federation. Bwin was offering bets on Roland Garros, as were several other online gambling sites, and the French Open wanted it stopped.

A Liege court ruled in the online gambling industries favor. The federation was unhappy with the outcome of the bill; they said that online betting hurt their reputation � and that it was a blight on the sport. They had unsuccessfully sued Betfair, bwin, and Ladbrokes.

The European Gaming & Betting Association ruled that "these operators had behaved in a prudent and diligent manner." They denied their request and released the papers that had been filed against the aforementioned companies.

They said that they could use the names as necessary to sell their product, as allowed under the law. They said that the casino�s usage of Roland Garros could be allowed for now.

At press time it was unknown what the French were going to do regarding the ruling. They maintain that the betting companies are �unfairly using the tournament to make money.�





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