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 Germany's federal prime ministers have delayed their decision on the new State Gambling Treaty until October. The prime minister of Saxon-Anhalt, Reiner Haseloff (CDU), made the announcement yesterday saying that they hope to have a framework agreed upon by all 16 German federal states or Länder by that time. The delay will allow the Länder to incorporate the decision of the EC on the compliance with EU law of their proposals.
The EC is due to deliver its verdict on July 18th, and the EC is expected to reject the bill in its current state. Betfair-commissioned research published by German law Professor Bernd Grzeszick of the University of Heidelberg explained the predicament saying that the bill it does not restrict operators' rights to offer services in the territory enshrined in Articles of 49 and 56 of the EU Treaty "in a consistent and systematic manner as required by the ECJ." He said that they will need to come to an agreeable solution with the EC by offering a less restrictive opening of the market to private operators
A Betfair spokesman said, "We are hopeful that the prime ministers use the remaining time available to them to agree on a legally watertight treaty that provides reputable private companies a fair market opportunity and protects German consumers against an uncontrolled black market."
Leading gambling data business H2 Gambling Capital projected a regulated market in Germany would only capture 7% of total egaming activity in the territory should it proceed with the restrictive opening for sports betting proposed in April. A less restrictive law would not only help Germany earn more tax revenue but it would be beneficial to gamblers and gambling operators alike.
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