Player claims against casino operators are already big business in Germany, but a recent order by the country's highest civil court indicates that future claims against betting operators could now succeed as well.

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?