No poker face shown by the European Court as decisions relating to gambling in Hungary send waves across Europe

Over the last 5 years, Hungary's approach to regulation in the gambling sector has been rather restrictive, resulting in a string of legal disputes between industry players and the Hungarian regulator, in turn, referring a number of cases to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). It seems that the impact of these cases may reach beyond Hungary's boundaries as other Member State regulators face increased resistance from the market players throughout Europe.