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Europe amaze again -Netherlands Official Blocks Vote - Exclusive Holland Gaming License

Dutch government officials postponed a vote in country's Senate that would have granted the Netherlands-owned Holland Casino a temporary, exclusive online gaming license. Minister of Justice Hirsch Ballin, cited concerns that the measure would be rejected by the Dutch Senate.

Holland Casino had previously been working with the Cryptologic Network. Only a week ago, the same Ministry of Justice had announced plans to prosecute Dutch banks and financial institutions that processed payments headed to online gambling sites. Ministry also announced its intent to create a blacklist of 'rogue' online sites, on which the determination of illegally processed transactions would be based.

So, the Dutch plan maybe have the risk of running counter to recent European Court decisions in the online gaming trade sector. EU come down against the efforts of governments to protect or enhance gambling-revenue streams by restricting or barring other companies from those nations' online markets. EU actions will have an impact against other member countries such as Sweden, Germany and France may have played a part in the Dutch Senate's lack of enthusiasm for the proposed measure.

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