iGaming Business: No changes to German State Treaty following EC criticism

29 August 2019

The state of Nordrhein-Westfalen claims criticism of the third amended State Treaty on Gambling by the European Commission will not lead to any major changes to the wording of the legislation.

Earlier this week it emerged that EC general director Lowri Evans had cast doubt as to how effective the Treaty would be in channeling operators and players into the legal market.

Evans in particular took issue with the short duration of licences, which are due to be awarded early in 2020 and in effect until 30 June 2021, after which a new regulatory framework is expected to be implemented.

This was written in a so-called ‘blue letter’, a formal notice that acts as a precursor to the launch of infringement proceedings against a European Union member state.

However a spokesperson for the State Chancellery of Nordrhein-Westphalen said Evans’ letter “contains nothing that might lead to any changes being made to the wording of the 3rd State Treaty on Gambling“.

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iGaming Business: Land Ahoy! But only just…

Written by Hambach & Hambach for iGamingBusiness.com

Last week’s Minister-President Conference saw Germany make a decisive move towards a total overhaul of the country’s gambling regulations following years of legal disputes and failed progress.

Wulf Hambach, Stefan Bolay and Stefanie Fuchs of leading German law firm Hambach & Hambach outline what may happen next – and what needs to happen to ensure a satisfactory conclusion for all stakeholders.

At their conference on 21 March, the German Minister-Presidents agreed – as expected – on the third Interstate Treaty to amend the Interstate Treaty on Gambling (3. Glücksspieländerungsstaatsvertrag, 3. GlüÄndStV).

iGaming Business: Germany ratifies Third State Treaty on Gambling

The Minister-Presidents of Germany’s 16 federal states have ratified the third amended State Treaty on Gambling, paving the way for operators to apply for sports betting licences in the market, while Schleswig-Holstein will be allowed to run its own, liberal regulatory regime.

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Gambling Compliance: German Ministers To OK Sports-Betting Treaty, Schleswig-Holstein Expects Casino Opt-Out

By David Altaner, Gambling Compliance

German states are poised to approve a draft gambling treaty this month that will secure online sports-betting licensing, a treaty to which the gambling-friendly state of Schleswig-Holstein may get an opt-out to let it permit online casino.

An amendment to the German state treaty on gambling would resolve the stalemate on sports-betting licensing by extending a so-called experimental phase for sports betting from this June 30 to June 30, 2021, according to a statement by the cabinet of Lower Saxony state government.

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Source: Gambling Compliance