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France Drops Nylander Case

Media attention and public outcry in the European online casino gambling industry did seem to alter the French government’s position concerning the arrest of Unibet CEO Petter Nylander. That is, the French government remained adamant about the arrest until pressure from the European Commission, Unibet, and other companies in the online casinos gambling industry forced an admission from the French government that Nylander was wrongfully arrested. But at the same time, the French authorities placed the weight of the wrong-doing firmly on the shoulders of the two French gambling monopolies.

Not long after the imminent transfer was announced, the French government announced that it had ordered that the two government monopolies release the case – and thus the arrest warrant – against Nylander. The spokesperson at the European Commission commented, “Instructions were given to drop the proceedings.”

The Commission reacted strongly against Nylander’s arrest because the French government is supposed to be in the process of coming up with French regulations on online casino gambling that more closely align with European Union policies regarding free trade rights among the EU memebers.

But in what many in the online casinos industry can view as a cop-out, a spokesperson for the French Budget Ministry commented, "It is not a matter between the state and Unibet. Française des Jeux and PMU will be told to drop their complaint.” And with this the French government can place the blame of delays directly on the gambling monopolies.