Stanleybet has responded to the European Commission’s (EC) closing of infringement procedures against France regarding its online betting market by criticising the continuing retail monopoly of La Francaise des Jeux (FDJ), but even online operators argue that the EC decision may have been premature.
Stanleybet launched legal proceedings in the French Council of State in 2009 after the failure of the French government to respond to its application for a sports betting licence. The application requested [...]