The British bookmaker said its application follows the Swedish Government\’s decision to issue an online poker license to state-run betting monopoly Svenska Spel without any competitive process.
“We hope the Swedish government refer to European law when considering our application… If our application is rejected, we will consider legal action,” said John O\’Reilly, Ladbrokes eGaming Managing Director.
A similar application in Norway has seen that country\’s betting laws referred to the European Free Trade Area court in Luxembourg.
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