Privatization comes in handy. Is seems to be a magic tonic. Daily we hear people talking about “privatizations”. One can privatize, Roads, Schools, Golf Courses, Airports, Postal Services, Energy, Prisons, Marinas, Water, Nursing Homes... ...and GAMBLING. “Gambling-Privatization” is an other panacea, where Governments are suddenly focusing on as a desirable target: Why not privatize it? It will only be a matter of time. Governments need the money and the cash rich gambling operators have that money.

“The Danish gaming legislation can be characterized as a difficult balancing act between consideration for tradition and the desire to nevertheless permit a gaming market”, The future of gaming in Denmark.
 Under heavy pressure of the European Commission the Danish Government revealed plans to implement a regulated and liberalization of the gaming market.

Gambling is expected to enter a new era shortly as deregulation opens up gambling market to international companies. A 60-year gaming monopoly operated by state-owned Danske Spil is set to be terminated when the government announces its plans for deregulation on this week. A current European Commission lawsuit alleging the monopoly violates free market regulations was a major factor in pressuring the government into the move.

Betting on sporting events in Germany is enjoying ever increasing popularity. According to a study by the Cologne institute "Sport + Markt" around 7 million German citizens are already active gamblers and some 10.4 million take an interest in betting services. Within the market, there is particular potential for mobile betting. Providers of mobile betting and gambling services are themselves betting on gambling enthusiasts’ desire to place bets on their favourites on the way to or at sporting events. But how does that work if you're already en route to the stadium and you want to quickly put some money on your team?