Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 15 September 2011.

Criminal proceedings against Jochen Dickinger and Franz Ömer.

Reference for a preliminary ruling: Bezirksgericht Linz - Austria.

Freedom to provide services - Freedom of establishment - National legislation laying down a monopoly of the operation of internet casino games - Conditions under which permissible - Expansionist commercial policy - Checks on operators of games of chance carried out in other Member States - Monopoly awarded to a company governed by private law - Possibility of obtaining the monopoly reserved to capital companies established in national territory - Holder of the monopoly prohibited from setting up branches outside the Member State of establishment.

Case C-347/09.

Reports of Cases

2011 I-08185