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Another Online Casino Monopoly in Europe

The Danish government is considering passing even stricter legislation in the country which would severely limit the internet gambling companies with access to the Danish market. Denmark has already been on the European Commission’s radar because of current restrictions concerning the state lottery and gambling pools. As many as ten of the 27 member-states of the European Union have protective and monopolistic legislation in place to block access to the nation’s online casinos gambling. The Commission has spent several years now in communication with these countries that are violating EU policy, but to no avail really. In the past several months several of the countries running online casino monopolies have actually strengthened their protective regulations.

Denmark’s latest attempt to create a state-run online casinos gambling monopoly appears to take a page out of the U.S.’s Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) which blocks financial transactions with internet gambling companies. At this point the new Danish legislation has not actually passed through, but the Commisison (along with the online casinos gambling industry) is actively fighting to stop the proposed regulation from coming into law.

The European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) recently released a statement in response to the news that Denmark may pass restrictive online casinos gambling legislation, “The EGBA is fighting against this discriminatory legislation as we believe that it is being introduced primarily to protect state-run monopolies.” That seems to be the case across the board in France, Greece, Germany, Switzerland, and other countries restricting the state online gambling industry.

As for why the EGBA feels that the Danish legislation should be stopped, "Opening up markets to competition gives consumers the benefits of lower prices and a wider choice of products and suppliers. A competitive environment, especially in the online world where technology reigns and trust in a brand is paramount, also helps promote consumer security and game fairness."

As for the European Commission, protectionist and restrictive legislation on online casinos gambling violates the free-trade principles inherent in the EU’s policies and agreements.