Gambling bill agreement of the European commission gets

Since months already in Germany a new gambling convention one discusses. The old was explained last year by the European Court of Justice (EuGH) for illegal, since it cannot be agreed with the laws of the European Union. Up to the end of the yearly a new law must ago, but it is still questionable whether the legislation process without obstacles will go of.

On 6 April the state heads specified the corner points with a common meeting for the contract. One agreed for example to abolish the sport bet monopoly to require a gross tax from nearly 17% to and on the assignment of only 7 licenses at gambling offerers. The proposal must receive still the agreement of the European commission, which due to the restrictions and the high tax rate is extremely questionable.

Schleswig-Holstein seems to have foreseen that, because as only of the 16 Federal states it agreed the corner points not and compiled its own parliamentary bill, which is better adapted to the market according to data of the politicians and was adapted adjustments of other European countries. How admits yesterday became, one seems to have met with it the nerve of the European commission, which the proposal agreed. Even if the proposal is accepted now still by the Kieler federal state parliament, then stands for the Lizenzvergabe at gambling offerers in Schleswig Holsein nothing more in the way.

About it is pleased among other things also pray-fair, which announced to also be with the Lizenzvergabe in Schleswig-Holstein as one of the first offerers completely in front thereby.