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Where's the Line

The European Union has some pretty inconsistent policies and rulings in place regarding the EU online casino gambling industry. The EU policies are very clear in noting that all EU member-states are expected to adhere to open-market principles. But even newly approved EU countries are reticent to open up their borders to competition from other online casinos and gambling groups. Out-right banning the internet gambling market is one thing, but protectionist policies that protect state monopolies really have no place in the EU and yet for some reason the EU government has done very little to support the Commission’s attempts to negotiate better and more inclusive regulations in EU member-states.

The problem really lies in the fact that justice is slow to act in the EU right now. Although the Commission has begun to threaten the nations to pass more inclusive online casino gambling laws, the threat is not imminent and so there is very little change occurring. A referral to the European Court of Justice for ruling on these cases of blatant protectionism could likely take several years before they are effectively handled. That’s just giving the countries reason to keep protectionist policies in place and block foreign online casinos.

The Commission has very little real power outside of negotiations and then referrals to the ECoJ. Beyond that, it is up to the citizens and the individual governments to respond to the call for an open and free online casino gambling market. Internet gambling is pervasive, it’s going to happen, and EU policies dictate that the individual EU member-states need to operate with the notion of free trading of goods and services at the forefront of their minds.