The much anticipated meeting of prime ministers of Germany’s 16 states concluded Thursday with agreement on a new State Treaty on Gambling which will dismay European operators.
Under the agreement, approved by 15 of the 16 states with Schleswig-Holstein abstaining, online casino and poker will continue to be banned, while sports betting on the internet will be restricted to 20 licensees. Approval for a licence, however, will be unlikely for a great many operators as the [...]