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German Online Casinos A Possibility

The German state of Schleswig-Holstein could be just the rebel state that the online casino gambling industry needed to open up the German gambling industry to foreign competition. All but one of Germany’s states agreed to allow a state monopoly to operate in the country over the next several years – but now that the German ban on foreign online casinos has actually taken place, the German states are less inclined to keep the legislation in place, especially if one of the states breaks ranks. Schleswig-Holstein has withdrawn from the current national ban on internet gambling companies competing against the state monopoly.

And now that one has made the bold move to expand its online casino gambling industry there is a strong likelihood that several of the other states will follow suit. In fact, several of German states are rumored to be looking to also withdraw from the German State Treaty on Gaming. These states are now interested in offering private online casino gambling operators access to their state gaming markets despite the national treaty that is designed to only support Germany’s state monopoly.

Schleswig-Holstein has really changed the game in the German market. The European Commission has continually pushed for Germany to open its market to foreign online casinos and encourage free-trade between EU member-states; the government has refused compliance but it seems as thought the states see the benefits of open and inclusive gaming markets. These dissenting German states may just crumble the foundation of the current German Treaty that blocks the foreign online gambling sites and save German from a case in the European Court of Justice.