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Ending Discriminatory Online Casinos in Denmark

The European Commission has its work cut out in getting countries in the EU trade agreement to adhere to EU policies. And though much of the media attention lately has focused intently on the fact that Germany still has discriminatory online casino gambling policies, Denmark’s government also engages in discriminatory practices and has been in talks with the Commission for as long as four years. For years now Denmark has supported a state run online casinos and internet gambling monopoly despite requests from the Commission to alter legislation that limits the outside betting and online gambling companies that have access to the Danish internet gambling industry.

Denmark may have avoided further action from the European Commission for the last several years, but a surprising twist in the Danish online casino issue could have Denmark brought up on charges in the European Court of Justice in the near future. A former Danish Member of Parliament, Freddy Blak, is pushing the European Union to enforce EU trade agreements and discussions that demanded that Denmark alter the current Danish online casinos gambling monopoly.

Blak wrote a letter to the EU’s compliance commissioner that outlined why specifically the commissioner, Charlie McCreevy should bring Denmark to court on charges of violating the European Commission’s treaty. He remarks in the letter, "The time has simply come for the Commission to have Denmark and the Danish Gambling Authority tried before the European Court of Justice."

Though the Commission is known for having a long processing time for countries that are not complying with EU treaties, Blak asserts that the time has simply come to address the issue and court and solve the treaty violations. He calls for an end to the blatant discrimination in Denmark against other online casino betting firms that have entered the market.