Is Europe Working Together on Online Gambling Laws?

October 16, 2007

There has been some talk for some time now of getting all of the European countries together to come to some sort of an agreement on the online gambling laws. At the European Gaming Conference in Barcelona, the question arose once again, and they discussed the fact that it would make for a more peaceful co-existence between the countries.

However, many feel that with Germany and some others trying to hold a monopoly on their online gambling revenues; that this may never come to fruition. Now with Norway considering emulating the United States’ Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, that synergistic relationship will not seemingly come to light.

The panel seemingly paints a bleak picture of the possibility as one by one the experts seem to come forth with another reason why it wouldn’t work, and yet some still want to try. They say that if they can get more support for the online gambling industry across Europe, then they may stand a chance of breaking some of those state monopolies on the industry.

Others say that with the online gambling industry in such a state of flux, it will never be possible to attain such a goal. Meanwhile online gambling operators outside of those countries are left looking for another revenue source as their online casinos wither away one after another with no set regulation to define them or give them credibility.

Norway said that they though that the online gambling industry would need much more work before they were willing to allow their borders open with free access for all. They say that they don’t think that the European Court of Justice is even comfortable with the fact that they have to try and free up the market now. They don’t necessarily feel it is their right to do so.




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