C-591/15, The Gibraltar Betting Case [2017]

C-591/15, The Gibraltar Betting Case [2017]
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Key Points to Note:

• Context: Relates to Article 56 TFEU, which concerns the Free Movement of Services.

• Case Details: Concerned restrictions on the provision of gambling services from Gibraltar to the UK.

Outcome:

◦ Scope of Article 56: The restrictions fell outside the scope of Article 56.

◦ Gibraltar’s Status: Gibraltar, being a British overseas territory, was not treated as part of the EU for the purposes of free movement of services, affecting the application of Article 56.