Experts
Troubled
By
German
Online
Gambling
Laws
January
29,
2008
According
to
experts,
the
new
law
that
Germany
has
passed
in
regards
to
online
gambling
is
not
only
illegal
but
it
contravenes
both
the
German
constitution
and
European
law
–
and
they
aren’t
going
to
stand
for
it.
Lawyers
across
the
European
nations
are
crying
foul
and
demanding
litigation
against
the
country.
Carsten
Frein,
the
head
of
MyLotto24
said
that
the
state
treaty
on
online
gambling
was
illegal
and
that
they
were
planning
on
taking
legal
action.
Experts
say
that
litigation
will
become
prevalent
against
the
country
if
they
do
not
rectify
the
situation
and
many
of
the
online
gambling
companies
are
going
to
see
what
happens
over
the
next
few
months
before
going
after
them.
The
16
German
states
stand
behind
the
New
Year's
Day
accord
that
they
passed
which
bans
online
gambling
and
introduces
the
idea
of
internet
freedom-sensitive
rules.
Other
online
gambling
operators
say
that
the
rules
are
unjust
and
should
be
repealed,
and
are
very
critical
of
not
only
the
passing
of
the
online
gambling
rules
but
also
the
way
it
was
handled.
The
European
Union
and
the
German
Monopolies
Commission
have
very
strong
stances
on
the
issue,
and
many
of
the
online
gambling
companies
are
waiting
to
see
how
they
play
their
cards.
Frein
said
that
even
though
this
would
not
affect
the
UK
portion
of
their
business
but
it
does
affect
how
they
do
business
in
Germany.
They
are
going
to
wait
it
out
for
awhile
to
see
what
happens,
but
they
don't
know
how
they
can
move
forward
with
their
marketing
in
Germany
if
the
law
is
not
repealed.
