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Comment on Amateurism Policy news and props. by Become A Professional And Retain Student-Athlete Eligibility – SportsAgentBlog.com | Sports Agent News

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 14:53:52 +0000

[...] Management Graduate Program at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. He wanted to share the announcement of NCAA Division I Proposal 2009-22. The expectation is that the proposal will pass and go into effect on August 1, 2010. Tassos [...]

Comment on Amateurism Policy news and props. by Dr. Anastasios Kaburakis » International Student-Athletes & NCAA

Dr. Anastasios Kaburakis » International Student-Athletes & NCAA — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:00:03 +0000

[...] to the amateurism developments elaborated here, it is good to review the article on international student-athletes in the Fall edition of [...]

Comment on Liga Portuguesa — Sport betting and gambling restrictions by Alexandre Mestre

Alexandre Mestre — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:20:27 +0000

let me share my modest (Portuguese) opinion: we will have to wait until a decision of the Tribunal de Pequena Instância Criminal do Porto (Portugal), which is a first instance court. Bwin will certainly appeal and insist on its argument –shared by the Advocate General Bot – that the provisions in question constitute a ‘technical regulation’ within the meaning of Article 1(11) of Directive 98/34. According to the Portuguese Civil Procedure Code, the appeal has suspensive effect which means …no immediate enforcement.
In the meanwhile, there is another preliminary ruling from another Portuguese Court (the Tribunal Judicial da Comarca do Porto) lodged on 13 February 2008 (Case C-55/08) and a request for an interim measure submitted in a national court (a case involving Betclic)…a lot of work for us (lawyers and researchers) as well as for the press. Some Portuguese football teams are even threatening a strike and claiming for a modification of the national legislation …