CELEX: C2007/269/39
Language: en
Date: 2007-11-10 00:00:00
Title: Case C-359/07: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgericht Stuttgart (Germany), lodged on 2 August 2007 — SOBO Sport & Entertainment GmbH v Land Baden-Württemberg

10.11.2007   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 269/19
            
         Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgericht Stuttgart (Germany), lodged on 2 August 2007 — SOBO Sport & Entertainment GmbH v Land Baden-Württemberg
   (Case C-359/07)
   (2007/C 269/39)
   Language of the case: German
   Referring court
   Verwaltungsgericht Stuttgart
   Parties to the main proceedings
   
      Applicant: SOBO Sport & Entertainment GmbH
   
      Defendant: Land Baden-Württemberg
   Questions referred
   
               1.
            
            
               Are Articles 43 and 49 EC to be interpreted as precluding a national monopoly on certain gaming, such as sports betting and lotteries, where there is no consistent and systematic policy to limit gaming in the Member State concerned as a whole, because the operators which have been granted a licence within that Member State encourage and advertise participation in other gaming — such as State-run sports betting and lotteries — and, moreover, other games with the same or even higher potential danger of addiction — such as betting on certain sporting events (horse racing), slot machines and casino games — 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 the competent State bodies of 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 in other Member States as well without any additional national authorisations being required?