EGR: Germany a deeply divided market

By Stephen Carter, published in eGaming Review magazine, issue January 2011, p. 14

20.12.2010

Recent court rulings by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) and German judges has further shaken the fragile foundations of the country’s gaming monopoly based in its State Gambling Treaty.
These ructions began late last year when respective CDU and FDP parliamentary group leaders Hans-Jörn Arp and Wolfgang Kubicki in the German state or Länder of Schleswig-Holstein announced that in 2011 remote gambling operators would be able to obtain online sports betting, casino and poker licences based on “the Danish model” – a 20% gross profit tax – and be able to operate when the current Treaty lapses from 1 January 2012 onwards. (…) … Continue Reading

Romania to promulgate the on-line gaming bill. Online operations not authorized in Romania illegal.

On November 16, the project of the law on the organization and operation of gambling games for the first time regulating online gaming and betting and declaring illegal and punishing online operations not authorized in Romania has been approved by the Chamber of Deputies (decisional chamber) with 171 votes pro, 1 against and 4 abstentious (176 MP’s present), following a tacit approval by the Senate on the 19th of October. On November 24, the law has been sent to the Romanian Presidency for promulgation. Promulgation is expected any day now.
As forecasted, the law has been approved with very few changes in respect of the criticism of the EC. To the point, the concessions made concern: … Continue Reading

New Government Spells Overnight Change For Dutch Gambling

Interview with Justin Franssen, co-founder of gaminglaw.eu.

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Event: «Business de la toile ». Opportunités et perspectives / 7th December 2010

EIG-European iGaming Congress & Expo 19.10.2010 – 21.10.2010

EIG-European iGaming Congress & Expo

19.10.2010 – 21.10.2010

Bella Centre

Copenhagen

Denmark

Organizer: Clarion Gaming www.eigexpo.com … Continue Reading