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EU court dismisses Dutch appeal over betting and lottery licence extensions

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The Court of Justice of the European Union dismissed the Netherlands’ appeal in the state aid case concerning 2014 extensions of betting and lottery monopoly licences. The court upheld the finding that the European Commission had not properly investigated EGBA’s complaint, but did not rule on whether unlawful state aid occurred; the Commission must reconsider whether to open a formal investigation.

The Commission must revisit its examination of the licence extensions, without the court having determined whether they involved unlawful aid.

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