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Romanian Lottery Wins Appeal In Sports Betting Trial

The Bucharest Court of Appeals on Monday ruled in favor of the Romanian Lottery and overturned a court decision by which the country’s football authority FRF was entitled to 20% of the Lottery gains from sport bets, which amount to EUR5 million.
Romanian Lottery Wins Appeal In Sports Betting Trial
13 oct. 2008, 19:17, English

The Court of Appeals decided FRF’s claim was groundless.
 
The decision may be appealed to the Supreme Court.
 
In December last year, FRF won a court action against the Romanian Lottery to recover 20% of the Lottery’s revenues from sport, in accordance with the Law 69/2000.
 
Under the mentioned law, FRF is to receive 20% annually of the Lottery’s revenues from sports bets.
 
The lottery paid the federation part of the money owed for the interval 2003-2005, but FRF had still to receive some 18 million lei (EUR1-RON3,7685).
 
FRF had authorities to foreclose the Lottery to recover the remaining debt.