The evolution of the European Court of Justice’s Case Law on Gambling and Sports Betting: An Internal Market Perpsective

Abstract

Sports Law nowadays has been acknowledged as an academic subject of research and reaching in Law Schools, Schools of Sports Science and Organization and Administration of Sports in many countries. Sports Law is also developing in the field of law practice all over the world and a great number of lawyers and sport officials deal with the everyday praxis in this field. The development of Sports Law can, therefore, contribute to the ordinary and lawful function of sporting activities and enhance the international sporting relations in the international sporting scene.The field of study of the discipline of Sports Law consists of the problems related to the application of the special regulations of the sports legal order.Lex Sportiva and Sport Jurisdiction are the two concepts which define the field of action of Sports Law, the extent of the relevant jurisdiction, the applicable law and the notion of judicial control in the sporting scene.The 1st International Congress of Sports Law was held in Athens in 1992, when IASL vas also founded

IASL that today is already 16 years old and organizes its 14th International Conference of Sports Law alongside with the Hellenic Center of Research onSports Law.The topics of this Conference are to be divided into four theme units: Sports Legislation and Sport, Professional Sports, Human Rights in the Sporting Activity and Sport Jurisdictional Order and will be presented by specialist guests, scholars and researchers from around the world.On behalf of the Organizing Committee we welcome you all to the 14th IASL International Conference of Sports Law.