A panel of experts, organised in Cologne by the TÜV Rheinland and Hambach & Hambach Law Firm on 3 Dec. 2007, was able for the first time to unambiguously prove with scientific support that insurmountable technical obstacles stand in the way of the practical implementation of the projected German State Treaty on Gambling. Many past reports held that the State Treaty on Gambling violates constitutional and European law; for instance, EU Commissioner Charlie McCreevy is at present preparing proceedings against Germany based on a violation of the regulations of the State Treaty against European law – even before the Treaty has come into effect.