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The Future of the German Betting and Lottery Market
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Report analyses market developments in the period
following the state treaty, Placanica, and the decision of the German Federal Constitutional Court
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The recent months have arguably been the most eventful
for the betting and lottery market, in Germany as well as internationally.
A list of recent events includes: the decision of the Federal Constitutional Court, the drafting of a new state treaty on gambling, decisions and measures of the ECJ and the EU Commission, the prohibition of online gambling in the US, and the arrest of several CEOs of well-known Internet gambling providers. The current developments make a detailed analysis of the future of the German betting and lottery market imperative.
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The study is largely based on the results of a survey
of market experts conducted in spring of 2007. The following are some of the study’s most important
findings:
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- Liberalisation beginning in 2012 - The current state treaty on gambling
will expire in only 4 years. Many market experts consider this one indication that after expiration of
this term – that is, from 2012 on – the German gambling market will be liberalised, at least in some
segments.
- An amended version of the state treaty on gambling is expected
- The experts
surveyed consider it likely that there will be an amended version of the state treaty.
- Tipp24 and Fluxx will NOT be banned - As many as 75% of the experts surveyed think that one of the likeliest amendments to the gambling treaty will allow Internet lottery brokers, such as Tipp24 and Fluxx, to remain in business.
- The decision in the Placanica case cannot simply
be applied to the German market - The ECJ’s decision in the Placanica case cannot be applied directly to the German market because of the difference between the Italian and German gambling markets.
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