Not only the Commission, but also the BGH now has its doubts regarding the German gambling system. Does the special act in Schleswig-Holstein on its own render void the inter-state treaty between the other federal states? And what happens now that the new Schleswig-Holstein government has decided to join the inter-state treaty after all?

The Remote Gambling Association has today expressed concern that the presence of high ‘one off’ licensing fees within the new Hungarian Gambling Act could threaten the creation of a fully liberalised online gambling market. The Hungarian government has submitted an amendment of their 1991 Gambling Act to the European Commission...

The Remote Gambling Association (RGA) has today submitted a complaint to the European Commission about the enforcement measures introduced in Greece to protect the OPAP online gambling monopoly. The RGA believes that they are illegal and unworkable and calls on the Greek Government to regulate an open market in online gambling...

The Remote Gambling Association (RGA) and the European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) have filed a complaint with the European Commission regarding the non-notification of regulations that will extend OPAP’s monopoly on online gambling and impose harsh enforcement measures while the compliance of the new law with EU law remains in question.

The European Commission today concluded that the different taxation regimes for online and land-based gambling operations in Denmark is compatible with European competition rules. According to the Commission, the law liberalising gambling in Denmark and applying lower taxes for online casinos (20 % on the GGR (GGR: gross gaming revenue : stakes minus winnings)) than for land-based casinos (75 % on the GGR) is acceptable because ”the positive effects of the liberalisation of the sector outweigh potential distortions of competition”.

Brussels/Kiel/Munich, July 2011 - What had to happen, happened: On eleven pages, the European Commission has torn to pieces the proposal for a new inter-state treaty on gambling (GlüStV) submitted by 15 federal states (E 15) - not including Schleswig-Holstein. Brussels criticises the E 15 draft in particular because it provides for seven time-restricted national licences from 2012 onwards, which at best constitutes a conditional opening of the sports betting market.

Mit dem Tag 1b des GBP 1.000 No Limit Hold’em Events der World Series of Poker Europe welche von Betfair gesponsert wird gibt es eine Gesamtteilnehmeranzahl von 608 Spieler. Dies bedeutete eine Rekordteilnehmeranzahl im Vergleich zum Event #1 der WSOP 2008, bei diesem nahmen 410 teil. Der Preispool beträgt somit für dieses Jahr GBP 608,000 und der Gewinner des WSOPE 2009 Events #1 erhält GBP 136,803 und das Bracelet.

The European Commission (EC) has reported Portugal before the Community Justice, because it considers that fiscal regulations of the country discriminate foreign lotteries, whose prizes are taxed compared to the exemption of national lotteries. Portuguese legislation exempts the tax of winnings of the draws organized by Santa Casa da Misericordia of Lisbon...

In the Office of the European Commission of Madrid, last week it was held the seminar “The future of the gaming sector in Europe: challenges and opportunities,” organized and sponsored by Codere Foundation together with the European Commission and Equipo Económico consultants. This meeting is part of the activities of Codere Foundation, with the aim to become a space of reflection, debate and investigation around the gambling sector.

EU countries showed their division up to the possibility to create a common games of chance regulation. The United Kingdom, Austria and Malta are the ones that showed more opposition, unlike others like Spain, that suggested to keep on working on the matter. Countries in favor of harmonizing national legislations emphasized in the need to continue analyzing the particular features of the sector...

Stanleybet International, one of European leading cross-border sports betting operators and the substantive party behind the Gambelli case, has introduced the Fair Play for Sports Betting campaign, calling for fair, open and equal access to European markets for all EU-based sports betting operators. Launching it with an open letter to the President of the European Commission, Adrian Morris, Director of the Fair Play for Sports Betting campaign...

London, October 6th, 2008: Aristocrat has strengthened its sales and marketing representation in Europe with the appointment of Milana Baysangurova to the post of Regional Sales Manager. Milana, who has six years experience working in the gaming industry, will be responsible for jurisdictions including the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Monaco, Macedonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Gibraltar and the Isle of Man.