CELEX: C2007/283/26
Language: en
Date: 2007-11-24 00:00:00
Title: Case C-409/07: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgericht Giessen (Germany) lodged on 3 September 2007 — Avalon Service-Online-Dienste GmbH v Wetteraukreis

24.11.2007   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 283/14
            
         Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgericht Giessen (Germany) lodged on 3 September 2007 — Avalon Service-Online-Dienste GmbH v Wetteraukreis
   (Case C-409/07)
   (2007/C 283/26)
   Language of the case: German
   Referring court
   Verwaltungsgericht Giessen
   Parties to the main proceedings
   
      Applicant: Avalon Service-Online-Dienste GmbH
   
      Defendant: Wetteraukreis
   Questions referred
   
               1.
            
            
               Are Articles 43 and 49 EC to be interpreted as precluding a national monopoly on certain gaming, such as sports betting, where there is no consistent and systematic policy to limit gaming in the Member State concerned as a whole, in particular because the operators which have been granted a licence within that Member State encourage participation in other gaming — such as State-run lotteries and casino games — and, moreover, other games with the same or a higher suspected potential danger of addiction — such as betting on certain sporting events (e.g. horse racing) and slot machines — may be provided by private service providers?
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Are Articles 43 and 49 EC to be interpreted as meaning that authorisations to operate sports betting, granted by State bodies specifically designated for that purpose by the Member States, which are not restricted to the particular national territory, entitle the holder of the authorisation and third parties appointed by it to make and implement offers to conclude contracts also in other Member States without any additional national authorisations being required?