GamingIntelligence: Schleswig-Holstein ready to break German State Treaty

By Steve Hoare, published at GamingIntelligence.com – 19.04.2011

The closure of the biggest US-facing online poker sites by the Department of Justice has been grabbing the headlines in recent days, but European operators may soon have more good news to cheer closer to home as the German state of Schleswig-Holstein looks set to force through its Gaming Act, a move that would leave the rest of Germany with no gaming legislation.The gaping chasm between the viewpoints of Schleswig-Holstein and the likes of Bavaria makes a compromise unlikely. Talks between the 16 state presidents over a new State Treaty to govern online gaming are ongoing but have been characterised as a “hard fight”. … Continue Reading

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The Carmen Media Case – The Expected Catalyst from Brussels for a New Approach to German Gambling Law?

Gerald Spindler, Wulf Hambach and Bernd Berberich*
Case C-46/08 Carmen Media Group Ltd v. Land Schleswig-Holstein and others

Billions of Euros of turnover are generated every year from games of chance. The legal framework conditions regulating this branch of the economy vary significantly within the European Union. Whilst in many countries such as Germany the state has … Continue Reading

OPENING UP THE GAMING MARKET IN THE NETHERLANDS?

by Justin Franssen and Frank Tolboom

Things are currently moving rapidly in the Dutch gaming market  due to both political and legal developments. The new Dutch  government indicated that it might introduce a licensing regime for remote gambling, and very recently a sell-off of state-owned Holland Casino was suggested by the state secretary of finance in Parliament.

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