Not many months ago, the Roland Garros officials filled a formal complaint against several online sportsbetting companies as a way to prevent sports bets on the French Open tournament. The French federation sued Betfair, bwin and Ladbrokes sportsbook, however, the Liege court has ruled such online betting companies are not violating French Tennis Federation rules or rights by offering such odds and lines and taking bets on the Roland Garros games and stated that "The operators had behaved in a prudent and diligent manner”. The French federation claimed that online gambling activities on the French Open matches give a bad reputation to the championship, especially after the declarations made by an internet gambling company that suspended all bets on a Roland Garros’ match after claiming that the game was fixed.

"EU-licensed bookmakers are professionals that have a high level of expertise, know-how and risk management skills. This has been clearly recognized by the Belgian judge looking at the fact-based evidence to dismiss all the claims in this case," said the European Gambling and Betting Association secretary general Sigrid Ligne.

The European Gaming & Betting Association released a statement in where they said they are happy with the court’s decision. However, its It was unclear if the French tennis federation would appeal the court’s decision, French Tennis Federation officials said that online sports betting firms are unfairly using the French Open as a profitable way to make money.

"The judge also considered that the 'simple mention of the name of a sports event is a necessary indication for the online betting activity' which therefore 'cannot be considered as an act of parasitism since its sole purpose is to let the player identify which sport event to place a bet on'," the EGBA statement said.

Austrian gambling giants, bwin expressed that the use of the Roland Garros name is an essential element to attract consumers and the court supported that argument.

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