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Norwegian Online Casinos Coming?

The European Commission has been closely watching the development and enforcement of laws in Norway because of the general lack of adherence to EU laws that is displayed in most Scandinavia countries. Norway has proven itself no different, the country has laws in place that closely match that of failed legislation in the US that attempts to stop the processing of payments between online casinos and Norwegian players. Norway’s official laws on internet gambling were passed just a year ago, in December of 2008, and have fully taken effect to the extent that Norway has asked credit card companies and financial institutions to stop processing payments with online casino gambling companies.

The European Commission is still working diligently on negotiations to bring Norway more in alliance with European Union policies that dictate that, even in the online casino gambling issue, EU member-states must maintain open and free borders for the trade of goods and services. The Norwegian laws, as they stand, try to use similar grounds for protection that other nations, including the US, have used. And it’s really not convincing anyone. State monopolies related to the online casinos are incredibly popular right now in Europe because the Commission has no way to force the member-states into compliance without bringing them up for a trial in the European Court of Justice.

Despite international objection to the interactive gaming laws in Norway, the country has every intention of keeping these laws in place for the time being and internet poker, online casinos, and all foreign internet betting is illegal in Norway. Enforcing these laws is much trickier, but the fact that the laws are in place is enough to justify further negotiations and analysis of Norway’s stance on gambling.