Frederic Thiriez, President of the Professional Football League (LFP), said he had informed the French clubs several times since 2005 of the risk they were taking by choosing online betting firms as sponsors.
Among the French clubs which are sponsored by online gambling firms are Monaco (BWin), Nantes (Gamebookers) and Toulouse (888.com).
In Brussels, the Sports Ministers of the European Union gathered for an informal meeting have agreed that the scandals that have hit Continental soccer in the last year were the result of the unregulated expansion of sports betting. The Sports Minister have also agreed to meet again in November to discuss changes in regulations in order to set clearer rules at continental level.
In Slovenia, BWin has launched legal proceedings against internet service providers Siol and T2, which have recently blocked access to the Bwin.com website following a decree of the Slovenian Finance Ministry.
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