Legal Framework, Licencse Progress, Technical Requirements, Schedule
The regulation of gambling at the EU level remains a contentious issue with all of the European Institutions beeing well aware of the challenges this field presents.
by Thibault Verbiest and Tatjana Klaeser
General Introduction
On 3 December 2009 the Belgian Parliament adopted the new Belgian Gaming Act, entered into force on 1 January 2011 even though its implementing provisions (Royal Decrees of execution) had not been adopted given that the Belgian government was outgoing.
Further to the new Gaming Act, online gambling licenses may only be issued to land-based operators already operating in Belgium under an A, B or F1 license (the so-called “offline requirement”). They are therefore referred to by the legislator as “supplementary licenses”. Additionally, online gambling servers are required to be located in Belgium. … Continue Reading
By Sarah Harman and Martin Kuebler (editor), published on www.dw-world.de (Deutsche Welle)
People who play online poker in Germany are operating in a gray zone. Internet gambling is technically forbidden, but it’s almost never prosecuted. The lure of easy money is too much for many people to resist. (…)
Please read the complete article on www.dw-world.de (Deutsche Welle)
By Daniel MacAdam, published on GamblingCompliance.com
The German Federal Administrative Court, based in Leipzig, yesterday upheld the legality of Germany’s ban on internet sports betting as it handed victory to Bavaria’s authorities over online betting giant Bwin.
It also neutered the firm’s East German betting licence, which Bwin had argued entitled it to offer nationwide sports betting, judging instead that it is only valid for land-based betting in the region of Saxony.
But Bwin.Party was joined by local lawyers yesterday in arguing that the ruling has already been overtaken by political events. … Continue Reading
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