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WAAG: Germany: Legislation

The finite details of the German legislation on land and online casino gambling and betting in the country are actually pretty simple. The 16 individual German states met in 2006 to agree on a method of approach to the booming European internet gambling industry. At that point in time a German monopoly was in operation but privatized German companies were also able to offer lottery gambling throughout the state. The new Gambling Treaty though was voted on at the very end of 2007 and all of the German states agreed to extend the state monopoly into 2012 and to force ISP to block all online casinos and foreign gambling companies attempting to enter the German market.

The full blocks took effect just one year later and all of the betting and lottery gambling in the country took place through the state monopoly. The new rules that were approved by all 16 German states agreed that all ISPs in the country would be required to block any online casino gambling site attempting to reach German gamblers. Additionally, as is so often the case, the German government also put policies in place requiring German financial institutions to block any and all banking transactions between German gamblers and the foreign internet gambling and betting sites.

The current gambling treaty is firmly in place and the German government does not have any current plans to revise the set legislation that gives the state monopoly power until 2012. Additionally, the EU has investigated the German online casino gambling policies and there seems to be no firm consensus. Although the EU is apparently willing to accept the argument that monopolies are needed to protect underage and problem gamblers, the European Commission is actively continuing negotiations with the German government in hopes for an open and liberalized online gambling market.