iGaming Business – The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has decided that EU law does not prevent the co-existence of liberal gambling regulations in Schleswig-Holstein and the so-called ‘Inter State Treaty’ agreed by the 15 other states in Germany. All of Germany’s 16 states, collectively referred to as the ‘ Länder’, with the exception of the northernmost of Schleswig-Holstein, abide by the treaty, which dictates stricter policies on gambling. The case dealt with by the CJEU focused on the question of whether the successful multi-licence regulation for online gambling operators in Schleswig-Holstein can exist side by side…

Australian gambling laws were adjusted during the Gillard administration to include warnings on video poker machines about the dangers of over indulgence in the activity. With the Abbott government now in power it has decided to overturn pre-commitment laws brought in by the Labor government only one year ago. The mandatory technology in the ACT, where punters have to select how much they were prepared to lose before the start of play will not be implemented. Another restriction on gamblers included a nationwide prohibition on withdrawing more than $250 at automated teller machines in gambling areas other than those in…