As expected, the European Commission will step up this week with a legal action againts Germany’s new gambling act that outlaws online gaming and betting, as Reuters reports.
Moreover, the Commission says it wasn’t informed properly. The online gambling market regulation seems one of the few areas in the economy where the EU members states seem to play hide-and-seek with the Commission..
“The Commission is expected to open a new legal action with a letter of formal notice against Germany over the new law and could well drop the old legal action it started last year,” the gaming industry source said.
EU Internal Market Commissioner Charlie McCreevy wants to crack down on hurdles to cross-border competition in services, a core part of the 27-country European Union’s single market. McCreevy started a legal action against Germany last year over its gaming laws.
The European Gaming and Betting Association said the German ban directly contravened EU law on the free movement of services and urged the Commission to take swift action.
McCreevy has launched proceedings against about 10 EU countries for stifling competition in their gaming or lottery sectors. He has drawn support from several rulings by the European Court of Justice, the bloc’s top court.
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