The court ruled that Betanwin violated the exclusive right of casinos to offer games of chance. It confirmed that online gaming is illegal in Portugal. Betandwin and the soccer league had agreed a 4 year sponsorship deal worth 2 million euros per year.

The Portuguese situation seems to have more logic than in many other countries, where various forms of marketing by unauthorised online betting operators are tolerated. In Italy for example, where the government recently adopted a stringent law against unauthorised online gaming, the same Betandwin concluded a sponsorship agreement with soccer club AC Milan.