The Verwaltungsgericht (Administrative Court) of Schleswig – like the EU Commission – thinks that EU laws are being violated and has decided to refer questions relating to European law issues in the context of the new sports betting monopoly to the ECJ. The 30th day of the new year 2008 was, from the legal point of view, definitely anything but a good day for the advocates of the State Treaty on Gambling, which is only a few weeks old. This is because on Wednesday this week, the young Treaty was not only sharply attacked by the European Commission...