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Tennis Betting OnlineJuly 7th Tennis news ... Tennis Betting Online at tennisbetting-online.com TENNIS ALERT FROM BETFAIR FRENCH TENNIS EXEC APPOINTED TO HEAD ONLINE REGULATORY BODY 2021-03-26 ARJEL - a new acronym NFL Lines to remember A statement on the French government website www.premier-ministre.gouv.fr/acteurs/gouvernement/conseils_ministres_35/.../jeux_argent_hasard_ligne_63045.html, widely reported in the French media yesterday, delivers further information on French moves to open up that country's gambling markets (see previous InfoPowa reports). The statement announces the appointment of the French Tennis Federation's secretary general, Jean-Francois Vilotte, to head up a new French online gambling regulatory authority with the rather ponderous title of l’autorité administrative indépendante de régulation des jeux en ligne (ARJEL). The body will be responsible for issuing the 5 year online gambling licenses envisaged in the draft legislation opening up the market from January 2010. The statement also confirms that the proposed legislation to effect the liberalisation of the French market in compliance with European Commission principles has been placed before the French Council of Ministers. Vilotte is a name known to most online gambling corporate execs due to his involvement in the French Tennis Federation's legal assaults on Internet gambling companies such as Ladbrokes, Betfair, Unibet, Expekt and Bwin last year regarding Internet betting on tennis matches. Early reaction from the European Gaming and Betting Association, which numbers most of the major European gambling corporates among its members, has not been favourable to the appointment, with the organisation suggesting that the French government justify Vilotte's appointment to a post where an unbiased and independent approach is of significant importance. FRENCH TENNIS COMPLAINT DISMISSED 2021-04-29 Online gambling companies prevail in litigation over FFT attempt to stop betting The European Gaming and Betting Association has welcomed a decision by a Belgian court in Liege against a French Tennis Association complaint which sought to prevent online gambling groups such as Bwin, Ladbrokes and Betfair from taking bets on the Roland Garros French Open and Paris Masters 2008. In three rulings issued this week in cases brought forward by the French Tennis Federation (FFT) in Belgium against EU licensed operators, the Liège first instance court rejected all allegations of the complainant, confirming that the operators concerned do not violate the FFT’s rights as the event organisers of Roland Garros and Paris Masters. Belgian players will therefore continue to enjoy this popular entertainment in 2008. EGBA reports that the judge, taking into consideration the corporate responsibility of the EU operators concerned and the procedures in place “preventing all anonymous bets, ensuring perfect traceability” concluded that the operators had behaved in a prudent and diligent manner. Moreover, the judge took stock of “...the various measures, notably for the protection of minors” implemented by Bwin, as well as its membership of “ESSA (“European Sport Security Association”) which aims to guarantee the integrity of sports betting offers and to keep sports honest and free from fraud”. The judge also considered that the “...simple mention of the name of a sports event is a necessary indication for the online betting activity” which therefore “...cannot be considered as an act of parasitism since its sole purpose is to let the player identify which sport event to place a bet on”. The Belgian judge ordered the French Tennis Federation to pay Euro 5 000 per case for the recovery of legal costs. Sigrid Ligné, EGBA Secretary General commented: “EU-licensed bookmakers are professionals that have a high level of expertise, know-how and risk management skills. This has been clearly recognised by the Belgian judge looking at the fact-based evidence to dismiss all the claims in this case.” Tennis – The Championships at Wimbledon – Leave up all weekend 2021-07-06 As the 2007 Wimbledon Championships wrap up this weekend in England, stick with for the latest developing matchups, props and other wagering options. The men’s bracket has the semi-finals scheduled for Friday and the Final for Sunday, while on the women’s side of things, the finals are set, with surprising Venus Williams taking on Marion Bartoli Saturday morning on NBC. Of course, there are doubles tournaments to be decided as well. A full championship weekend of Tennis awaits. As predicted last week, the upsets were few and far between in the early rounds of the men’s division, as all four of the top seeded players had reached at least the quarterfinals. Because of that, the semifinals, and championship rounds figure to be barnburners between the world’s best players. Look for Roger Federer to continue his strong play but don’t discount Rafael Nadal or Novak Djokovic, the matchup in the opposite Semifinal. The phenomenal Federer opened the tournament as a 1 to 3 favorite. For those who have not ardently followed tennis from a wagering perspective, consider that he is in his record 179th consecutive week at #1 in the rankings and has won six of the previous eight Grand Slams. He also takes a record 52-match winning streak on grass into the semis. As the days go by, the matches get bigger and bigger. Don’t miss out on any of it. Make your home for great tennis wagering actions.
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