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May 14, 2013
Luiza Caradeanu, The 7th Annual ECA European Dealer Championship’s Success Story
Brussels, 14 May 2013 – The determination of Luiza Caradeanu, from Casino Bucharest, not only qualified her as the Romanian contestant of the 7th ECA European Dealer Championship (EDC), 7-8th May 2013, but made it possible for her to attend the event at the elegant Casino Campione d’Italia and even win the honour of being Europe’s leading dealer in American Roulette and Blackjack. Although it was ...
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May 02, 2013
3rd ECA Slot Summit – Top international gaming conference invigorates 150 participants
Brussels, 2 May 2013 – The European Casino Association (ECA), in partnership with the Slot Academy, continue to attract a growing number of participants to their semi-annual Slot Summits with 150 participants flocking to the newly renovated Casino Hohensyburg, Dortmund, Germany 23-25 April 2013 for the 3rd ECA Slot Summit. The beautiful state of the art environment paired with international expert...
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February 08, 2013
ECA Winter General Assembly - looking back and ahead
Members of the European Casino Association (ECA) met in London on 5 February 2013 for the association’s winter general assembly. Happy to see each other again, the members took this opportunity both to look back over the past half a year and ahead to the near and more distant future.
Before the general assembly even began, Ron Goudsmit was presented with the prestigious Gold Dice a...
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February 08, 2013
New Proposal of the Anti-Money Laundering Directive published by the European Commission
The European Commission presented a new Anti-Money Laundering Directive proposal on Wednesday 6 February 2013.
The European Casino Association (“ECA”), representing the European licensed land-based casino industry, applauds the new proposal, welcoming in particular the extension of its scope to the online gaming industry. Previously, only land-based casino operators were subject to...
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February 07, 2013
ECA welcomes its newest Associate Members
In an effort to warmly welcome ECA’s new Associate Members, ECA Chairman, Ron Goudsmit presented representatives of Gambling Compliance, SPIELO International and TCSJOHNHUXLEY with associate membership certificates at this week’s ICE Conferences and exhibition taking place in ExCeL, London.
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February 06, 2013
Ron Goudsmit's Welcome Speech to the 5th International Casino Conference
5th International Casino Conference, 5 February 2013, London
1. As Chairman of the ECA it’s my pleasure to welcome you all to this 5th International Casino Conference, organized by Clarion Gaming Events, in association with the ECA.
2. As in previous editions of ICC, it is good to see so many representatives from European and national regulators and prominent ...
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January 30, 2013
ECA is Looking Forward to its 2013 European Dealer Championship
Brussels 30 January 2013 - ECA is happy to announce this year's European Dealer Championship, which will be hosted 7-8 May 2013 in the beautiful Casino Campione d'Italia. ECA and its members understand and recognize that training is crucial in order to learn all the necessary skills to become a good and qualified dealer. ECA, to this end, promotes training and supports its members by constantly tr...
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October 24, 2012
THE EUROPEAN CASINO ASSOCIATION WELCOMES THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION’S COMMUNICATION ON ONLINE GAMBLING
THE EUROPEAN CASINO ASSOCIATION WELCOMES THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION’S COMMUNICATION ON ONLINE GAMBLING
Brussels, 24 October 2012 --- The European Casino Association (ECA) welcomes the Communication “Towards a comprehensive European framework for online gambling” presented yesterday evening by the European Commission, as it clearly outlines the Commission’s plan of action to effectivel...
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October 01, 2012
Second ECA Slot Summit – The streak of success continues!
Brussels, 1 October 2012 – The European Casino Association (ECA), in partnership with the Slot Academy, continued their streak of success with the concluding event of their second Slot Summit. Hosted by the renowned Lucien Barrière Casino and Hotel, 130 participants flocked to Enghien-les-Bains from as far as Finland, Spain, and even New Caledonia (a mere 28-hour flight) for the three-day slot tra...
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June 12, 2012
ECA SUMMER MEETING, Nova Gorica, Slovenia
Brussels, 12 June 2012 --- On 5-7 June the members of the European Casino Association (ECA) met for their annual Summer Meeting and General Assembly, hosted by Hit Casinos in Nova Gorica, Slovenia. All participants enjoyed this well organized event in the beautiful region of Brda and praised the hospitality and dedication of the Hit Casinos team.
Twenty member countries were repres...
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June 12, 2012
ECA Associate Membership
Brussels, 12 June 2012 --- ECA is proud to announce the official launch of its new Associate Membership programme, and welcome the first associate members: IGT, Shuffle Master Europe, and Abbiati Casino Equipment.
Ron Goudsmit, Chairman of the ECA, explained that “this ECA Associate Membership will support the association’s endeavours to extend its network and further increase awar...
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April 19, 2012
DAVIDE MERLI FROM ITALY WINS THE 6th ECA EUROPEAN DEALER CHAMPIONSHIP
Brussels, 19 April 2012 --- On 17 and 18 April representatives of the European casino industry met in Helsinki, Finland to watch the best dealers from across Europe demonstrate their skills at the Blackjack and American Roulette tables in the finals of the 6th edition of the European Casino Association’s (ECA) prestigious European Dealer Championship.
This 6th European Dealer Champi...
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March 30, 2012
First European Casino Association Slot Summit at Spielbank Hannover in Germany
Three-day event an overwhelming success
Brussels, 30 March 2012 --- Slot industry experts gathered in Hannover, Germany last week for the European Casino Association Slot Summit at the city’s RP5 casino entertainment centre. Some 70+ delegates from across Europe – including participants from Germany, The Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland, Luxembourg and Scandinavia – were tre...
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January 31, 2012
ECA Chairman wins the prestigious 2012 award for his Outstanding Service to the Landbased Casino Industry
Brussels, 31 January 2012 --- The European Casino Association (ECA) is proud to announce that its Chairman, Ron Goudsmit, received an honorary award for his - Outstanding Service to the Landbased Casino Industry.
Ron Goudsmit has been leading the ECA for more than seven years, representing the values and positions of the industry worldwide and Europe-wide. He has done a remarkable ...
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January 25, 2012
ECA GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2012
London/Brussels, 27 January 2012 --- Members of the European Casino Association (ECA) met in London on 24 January 2012 for the association’s General Assembly.
The ECA General Assembly 2012 was attended by ECA members from 22 countries who met to discuss key industry topics including recent and upcoming gambling regulatory and policy developments at EU level.
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January 25, 2012
Yet another success for the 4th edition of the International Casino Conference 2012, London
Brussels, 25 January 2012 --- The 4th edition of the International Casino Confernce (ICC) was held on 24 January in Earls Court, London.
Organised by Clarion Gaming Events in association with the European Casino Association (ECA), this was yet again a huge success, with over 280 attendees and distinguished speakers from all over the world.
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January 25, 2012
ICE Totally Gaming and European Casino Association extend Strategic Alliance to 2014
London 25 January 2012--- ICE Totally Gaming and the European Casino Association (ECA) have today confirmed an extension of their strategic alliance through to 2014.
The agreement, which was signed on the second day of ICE Totally Gaming, will see the two organisations continue to work closely across a number of strategic fronts.
Ron Goudsmit, who was re-elected as Ch...
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November 15, 2011
THE EUROPEAN CASINO ASSOCIATION WELCOMES THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT’S REPORT ON ONLINE GAMBLING
Brussels, 15 November 2011— Today, the European Parliament adopted its report on online gambling.
The ECA strongly welcomes this report as it reaffirms the need to address gambling services carefully due to their special nature and therefore encourages the Commission to seek for extensive and audited data on the online gambling sector.
Ron Goudsmit, Chairman of the E...
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November 10, 2011
MEMORABLE FIRST ECA STANDARDISATION TRAINING
Brussels --- The European Casino Association (ECA) held its first European training on standardisation. This particular training covered the Gaming Standards Association (GSA) standards.
Project managers, IT-consultants and software developers from various ECA members gathered for this with two-day event on 20 and 21 October. The event was held in the fine premises of Holland Casin...
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October 06, 2011
THE EUROPEAN CASINO ASSOCIATION WELCOMES THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT’S INTERNAL MARKET COMMITTEE ADOPTION OF ITS ONLINE GAMBLING REPORT
Brussels, 6 October 2011— The European Parliament’s Internal Market and Consumer Protection adopted today its report on online gambling.
The report covers many policy considerations that need to be addressed in this sector, including the need for control and supervision of gambling activities, limitation of the market, player protection, the fight against addiction, and measures to ...
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September 20, 2011
THE EUROPEAN CASINO ASSOCIATION DEPLORES THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION DECISION IN THE DANISH STATE AID CASE
Brussels, 20 September 2011—The European Commission today concluded that the different taxation regimes for online and land-based gambling operations in Denmark is compatible with European competition rules.
According to the Commission, the law liberalising gambling in Denmark and applying lower taxes for online casinos (20 % on the GGR (GGR: gross gaming revenue : stakes minus win...
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September 19, 2011
BOARD CHANGES IN THE EUROPEAN CASINO ASSOCIATION
At an ECA board meeting on 8 September 2011 in Brussels, Mr. Paul Herzfeld officially passed on his seat as representative for Austria and Casinos Austria AG to Mr. Dietmar Hoscher, a Director of Casinos Austria AG and proven expert in European affairs and the European gaming industry.
Mr. Herzfeld had served as ECA Board Member and representative for Austria for 6 years. The Chairm...
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September 19, 2011
THE EUROPEAN CASINO ASSOCIATION WELCOMES THE CJEU JUDGMENT IN THE DICKINGER AND ÖMER CASE
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has published its judgment in the Austrian online gambling case Dickinger and Ömer (C-347/09) on 15 September. The European Casino Association (ECA) welcomes this judgment as the Court once again reaffirms that a monopoly for online and offline casino games is justifiable and appropriate if it seeks to combat the risks connected with such games in ...
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August 18, 2011
NEW Totally Gaming Awards
PRESS RELEASE
ICE Totally Gaming, the world’s most complete gaming exhibition, has announced the launch of a new awards programme, designed for the industry, by the industry. The inaugural event will take place on Monday 23 January, the evening before ICE begins.
The Totally Gaming Awards have been designed and developed to recognise and reward innovation, as well as ...
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June 14, 2011
ECA SUMMER MEETING, CAMPIONE, ITALY
Brussels, 14 June 2011 --- On 7-9 June the members of the European Casino Association (ECA) met in Campione in Italy for their annual Summer Meeting and General Assembly.
This Summer Meeting was hosted by Casino de Campione d’Italia, in Campione, Italy. It was a remarkable event from the beginning right up to the end. The organisation of the event was impeccable. More than 35 peopl...
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June 10, 2011
CARLO PAGAN, NEW ECA BOARD MEMBER
Brussels, 14 June 2011 --- On 7-9 June the members of the European Casino Association (ECA) met in Campione in Italy for their annual Summer Meeting and General Assembly.
One of the main items on the agenda at the General Assembly was the election of a new ECA Board member.
The three candidates were: Per Jaldung from Sweden, Antonis Stergiotis from Greece and Carlo P...
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May 12, 2011
LIISA RENNSTEIN WINS THE 5th ECA EUROPEAN DEALER CHAMPIONSHIP
Brussels, 12 May 2011 --- On 10 and 11 May representatives of the European casino industry gathered around the best dealers from across Europe who demonstrated their skills at the Blackjack and American Roulette tables in the finals of the 5th European Casino Association’s (ECA) prestigious European Dealer Championship.
This first lustrum of the European Dealer Championship was host...
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March 31, 2011
THE EUROPEAN CASINO ASSOCIATION WELCOMES THE OPINION OF ADVOCATE GENERAL BOT IN THE DICKINGER AND ÖMER CASE
Brussels, 31 March 2011 --- Today, Advocate General Bot issued an opinion on the Austrian Dickinger and Ömer case (C347/09). The European Casino Association (ECA) welcomes this opinion as it reaffirms the fact that online operations are particularly dangerous and that the requirement by Member States for licensed online operators to be physically present on the territory of that Member States is a...
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March 24, 2011
THE EUROPEAN CASINO ASSOCIATION WELCOMES THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION’S GREEN PAPER ON GAMBLING
THE EUROPEAN CASINO ASSOCIATION WELCOMES THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION’S GREEN PAPER ON GAMBLING
Brussels, 24 March 2011 --- The European Casino Association (ECA) welcomes the Green Paper on on-line gambling in the Internal Market as it opens a public consultation on the situation of on-line gambling in the EU. The ECA looks forward to proactively participating in this process in view of...
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March 16, 2011
MEMORABLE FIRST ECA TRAINING - THE ECA SLOT MACHINE TRAINING
Brussels, 15 March 2011 --- The European Casino Association (ECA) held the first on its new series of training sessions last week, with a two-day event on marketing and operating slot machines and managing customer expectations. Slot and marketing managers from various ECA member states came together in Brussels on 8 and 9 March for this event, which was hosted by the prestigious Brussels casino, ...
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March 07, 2011
ECA General Assembly 2011
Brussels, 7 March 2011 --- The Board and Members of the European Casino Association (ECA) met in London on 25 January 2011 for the association’s General Assembly.
The General Assembly was attended by more than 25 persons representing the ECA members from 17 countries.
The main items on the agenda at the 2011 General Assembly were the recent regulatory and policy development...
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March 07, 2011
Get ready to deal at the 5th annual ECA Dealer Championship
PRESS RELEASE, 7 March 2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
GET READY TO DEAL AT THE 5th ANNUAL ECA EUROPEAN DEALER CHAMPIONSHIP
GRAND CASINO BEOGRAD, 10-11 May 2011
Brussels, 7 March 2011 --- The European Casino Association (ECA) is delighted to announce that it will be holding it...
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December 14, 2010
The European Casino Association (ECA) welcomes EU Member States’ conclusions regarding the way forward on online gambling
Brussels, 14 December 2010 -- EU Ministers last Friday unanimously agreed that strict national regulation and supervision through national authorities coupled with an enhanced cooperation and best practice sharing between Member States is required to effectively tackle the global challenges posed by online gambling.
The set of conclusions published by the Council on 10 December 2010...
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November 02, 2010
Top executives from European casino groups meet to discuss internet gaming, cross-border regulation and strategies to tackle recession
The European Casino Association (ECA) and Clarion Gaming announce the 3rd International Casino Conference (ICC) to be held on 24 January 2011 at Earls Court West Brompton Conference Centre in London, a day before the start of the ICE Totally Gaming exhibition.
The forthcoming Green Paper on Online Gambling announced by EU Commissioner Michel Barnier, ongoing regulatory changes in se...
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July 05, 2010
ECA General Assembly 2010
Brussels, 5 July 2010 --- Representatives of the European casino industry met in France from 23-24 June 2010 at the brand new Hôtel Casino Barrière de Lille for this year’s annual Summer Meeting of the European Casino Association.
Regulatory Developments
The General Assembly began with a review of current regulatory developments at EU level. This was expanded with a report on...
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June 15, 2010
GAMING STANDARDS ASSOCIATION WELCOMES EUROPEAN CASINO ASSOCIATION AS AFFILIATE MEMBER
LAS VEGAS/BRUSSELS (June 15, 2010) - The worldwide membership of the Gaming Standards Association has created a suite of protocols designed to standardize the global gaming industry. Now GSA is proud to announce that the European Casino Association has joined GSA as an affiliate member.
The non-profit ECA represents the interests of more than 1,000 casinos and 83,000 employees in 23...
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May 13, 2010
Paul van Leeuwen Wins European Dealer Championship for the Second Time
Top dealers from 19 European countries demonstrated their skills at the Blackjack and American Roulette tables in the finals of the ECA's 2010 European Dealer Championship at Olympic Casino Vilnius.
Brussels, 14 May 2010 --- From 11-12 May 2010, 33 top dealers and many representatives of the European casino industry gathered at the Olympic Casino Vilnius in Lithuania for the ...
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February 11, 2010
Gambling services in the EU – Commission set to consider EU legislation
Brussels/Strasbourg, 11 February 2010 --- The European Casino Association (ECA) strongly welcomes the European Commission’s announcement about its intention to address gambling services in the EU by issuing a policy paper on the matter before the Autumn 2010.
Newly nominated Commissioner for the Internal Market, Michel Barnier, today stood up to questions and comments from Members of the Eu...
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February 03, 2010
ECA General Assembly 2010
Board and Members of the European Casino Association (ECA) meet in Earls Court, London on 26 January 2010 for the ECA General Assembly 2010.
Brussels, 29 January 2010 --- The Board and Members of the European Casino Association (ECA) met in London on 26 January 2010 for the association’s annual General Assembly, which was held during the IGE 2010 show at Earls Court. The main items on the a...
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January 29, 2010
Resounding Success of the 2nd ECA International Casino Conference
Brussels, 29 January 2010 --- On 25 January 2010 delegates, expert speakers and gaming industry executives got together in London for the European Casino Association’s (ECA) 2nd International Casino Conference (ICC). The event once again proved to be a resounding success, with over 150 delegates from all sectors of the gaming industry enjoying a packed afternoon of focused presentations, first cla...
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September 08, 2009
ECA WELCOMES ECJ RULING CONFIRMING THE RIGHT OF THE MEMBER STATES TO RESTRICT ACCESS TO ONLINE GAMBLING MARKETS
The European Casino Association (ECA) strongly welcomes the ruling of the
European Court of Justice (ECJ), in the case of the Liga Portuguesa de Futebol
Profissional and Bwin against Portugal (C-42/07), which upholds the right of
EU Member States to maintain restrictions on the provision of online
gambling service within their territory in order to safeguard responsible...
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June 14, 2009
Statement by the European Casino Association on the ERA conference “Gambling in the Internal Market” on 15 – 16 June 2009
The European Casino Association (ECA) appreciates the initiative taken by the Czech Presidency of the European Union (EU) to organise a conference in cooperation with the Academy of European Law (ERA) on the legal aspects of recent developments in the area of gambling services in the EU.
The current situation of the gambling sector in the EU indeed urges for a constructive debate between Me...
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July 22, 2008
European Casino Association and Clarion Gaming announce their first joint-venture conference.
London – Tuesday 22nd July 2008: Clarion Gaming and the European Casino
Association (ECA) have today announced the launch of an annual conference for
the casino industry, to be held in conjunction with the ICE show. The inaugural
International Casino Conference (ICC) will be held on Monday 26th January 2009, the day before the ICE show opens.
This jointly organised conf...
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July 20, 2008
The aim of the European Association for the Study of Gambling (EASG) is to increase the dialogue between all who are professionally involved in commercial gaming and gambling.
The aim of the European Association for the Study of Gambling (EASG) is to increase the dialogue between all who are professionally involved in commercial gaming and gambling. This includes governments or governmental bodies, the gambling industry, those who have made gaming and gambling a subject of scientific study and those who are working in the treatment field, gamblers themselves and intere...
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June 11, 2008
The British Casino Association Casino Ball raises £12,000 for British Red Cross Disaster Fund.
Penelope, Viscountess Cobham, Chairman of the British Casino Association
together with Tracy Damestani, organiser of the Casino Ball, today presented the British Red Cross Disaster Fund with a cheque for £12,000.00.
The money was raised at the inaugural Casino Ball, held at the Dorchester Hotel
on 24th January, and is in addition to the sum already donated to the Respo...
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May 29, 2008
Representatives of the European casino industry gathered in Casino Basel in Switzerland on 29 May for the 2008 General Assembly of the European Casino Association (ECA).
ECA GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2008
Basel, Switzerland, 29 May 2008 --- Representatives of the European casino industry gathered in Casino Basel in Switzerland on 29 May for the 2008 General Assembly of the European Casino Association (ECA). Chairman Ron Goudsmit (Holland Casino) welcomed invited guests and representatives of the ECA from 21 countries (Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmar...
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April 02, 2008
The European Casino Association organises the European Dealer Championship 2008 in Venice, Italy April 2nd and 3rd 2008
The 2008 championship will take place on April 2nd and 3rd at Casino di
Venezia, Italy. The event offers a forum for some of the best dealers in Europe
to display superior craftsmanship in dealing the classic casino games of American Roulette and Black Jack. In addition, participants will have an opportunity to meet and build networks with counterparts from member casinos of the Euro...
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January 23, 2008
ECA and Clarion strike a deal at ICE
Clarion Gaming and the European Casino Association (ECA) have today agreed a programme of collaborative marketing, promotion and development initiatives. The agreement, which covers casino activities, was ratified by Clarion Gaming’s Head of Exhibitions Karen Cooke and Ron Goudsmit of the ECA on the opening day of the 2008 International Casino Exhibition being held at London’s Earls Court Exhibiti...
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December 20, 2007
ECA plays important role in offering fair and safe gambling services
The aim of the European Association for the Study of Gambling (EASG) is to increase the dialogue between all who are professionally involved in commercial gaming and gambling. This includes governments or governmental bodies, the gambling industry, those who have made gaming and gambling a subject of scientific study and those who are working in the treatment field, gamblers themselves and interes...
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May 25, 2007
ECA supports gaming summit
The European gaming market is experiencing increasing change due to
restructuring of markets and its respective legal frameworks. Supercasinos are
destined for the UK, Spain and Central and Eastern Europe, and the UK and
Northern Europe have been at the forefront of the on-line gaming revolution.
Given the importance to address these changes and related challeng...
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March 22, 2007
ECA celebrates conclusion of first European Dealer Championship
Celebrating “best practice” in creating a pleasant, welcoming and at the same
time safe and fair environment in casinos across Europe, the European Casino
Association (ECA) today concluded its first European Dealer Championship.
The Championship included national competitions in ten countries (Austria,
Belgium, Estonia, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Netherlands, Lux...
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March 14, 2007
ECA welcomes decision of EU Court of Justice and EFTA Court
The European Casino Association very much welcomes the decisions of the
European Court of Justice (ECJ) and the Court of the European Free Trade
Association (EFTA) in the so-called Placanica case and the case of the EFTA
Surveillance Authority (ESA) against Norway.
The two rulings are important victories over attempts to deregulate gambling
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January 25, 2006
ECA adopts code of conduct for responsible gaming
At the European Casino Association’s (ECA) annual general meeting, which was held today in London, members of the ECA confirmed their commitment to responsible gaming. Members highlighted their interest in and commitment to the subject matter through the adoption of the ECA’s Code of Conduct for Responsible Gaming.
The Code, which was developed drawing upon the expertise and the exp...
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January 24, 2006
ECA continues to contribute to discussions on gambling in Europe
At the European Casino Association’s (ECA) annual general meeting, which was
held today in London, members confirmed the ECA’s intent to continue reaching
out to EU policy makers and stakeholders in 2007 with a view to constructively
contribute to on-going discussions on the future of gambling in Europe.
ECA & EASG seminar
The meeting kicked off with a s...
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