EU to issue final gambling restriction warnings

The European Commission will issue final warnings to France and Sweden over their restrictions on sports gambling this week, before taking them to the European Court of Justice according to sources cited in news agency Agence France-Presse. Greece will receive its first formal warning from the Commission at the same time the report added.

If unresolved, the countries will join fellow EU member states Austria, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Italy and the Netherlands, who are also facing Europe's highest court over similar restrictions.

Source: ATE online