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Tightening Online Casino Gambling Restrictions

Gambling in Germany is no easy feat these days in light of the Constitutional amendment that was passed in January of this year. The German government is actually in the midst of some serious contention over the controversial new legislation that specifically targets both foreign and domestic online casinos and internet gambling groups. Tipp24 AG is at the heart of the argument and the company actually took the case to the courts. The latest news out of the German Federal Constitutional Court does not bode well for Tipp24’s legal standing in the case – the Court ruled that Tipp24’s appeal based on Constitutional rights and freedoms was not justified.

The online casino gambling industry has gotten very convoluted over the past several years as the individual countries attempt both form new legislation as well as reconcile existing laws with the new advances related to the internet gambling industry. The crux of the issue though, at least for companies interested in the German market, comes down to the fact that foreign online casinos are hardest hit by the new legislation. Tipp24 on the other hand still has some rights in the German market, the new legislation though stripped down the company’s rights and has now limited the lottery and gaming offerings from the company in various parts of Germany.

So why did Germany’s top courts side with the German government despite protests from the online casino gambling industry as well as assertions from the European Commission that the German legislation violates EU policies and practices. Well, the statement from the courts noted, "the severe interference with the constitutionally protected freedom of profession was justified and reasonable in view of the legislative intent to prohibit and combat gambling addiction.” So, like a handful of other countries (Sweden to name one other) the government is pulling the safety argument despite the fact the online casino gambling industry is safer than ever before and all of the major gambling sites have very specific technology in place to identify and prevent gambling addictions.