Luxembourg, 16/03/2007 (Agence Europe) - The Court of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) gave its ruling on Wednesday 14 March in Case E-1/06, confirming that a State-run monopoly (the State in this case being Norway) may be an appropriate way to take control with a view to containing gambling dependency. Given the similarities between the EFTA agreement and the EC Treaty, this judgement could have an impact on other cases currently before the courts in the European Union.
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