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Online Casino Conditions >>> Betting News >>> January News


German Campaign in Support of Online Gambling Continues

by Dorothy Vick, News Staff
Writer
January 2, 2007

Going over a month strong, the coalition to help bring awareness to German citizens about gambling monopolies in Germany, as well as their legal rights to gamble at online casinos, is now planning to expand its message to all of Europe. What could be interpreted as a direct violation of European Commission regulations, the activities of gambling and lottery monopolies in Europe are getting more attention from the public these days.

The campaign's main purpose is to raise the public's awareness of legal developments that have been initiated, and which could further infringe on the rights of those who enjoy online casino gambling from within German borders. Public propaganda began to be published prior to the legislative discussions regarding the new lottery bill in Germany, which contains provisions to ban German online casinos.

Organized by the head's of Austrian online gambling company, Bwin, which include CEO Manfred Bodner, who was arrested in France in September of last year for apparently violating French gambling regulations, the campaign includes media advertising on billboards at German soccer stadiums that read "Kein Monopol" and "Freies Wetten", each of which address the lottery monopoly and free rights to gamble online.

Legislative discussions regarding the new lottery bill began taking place between sixteen German province Prime Minister's in mid December, 2006. In one meeting, all but one Prime Minister voted in support of illegalizing online casino gambling in Germany. This is precisely what the European Betting Association does not what. According to Manfred Bodner, the hope is that more and more European citizens will become aware of the violations of gambling monopolies in Europe and will begin speaking out for themselves.

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