Brussels, 08/09/2009 (Agence Europe) - According to a ruling by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) on Tuesday 8 September, a monopoly on online gambling, such as that operated by the Portuguese charity Santa Casa da Misericórdia, is legal under Community legislation on the internal market and competition. The ECJ recognises the restrictive effect of such a monopoly but underlines that this can be justified for reasons of general interest, such as crime prevention and insofar as the...