Key Takeaways
- The Regional Administrative Court of the state of Upper Austria has ruled that the country’s gambling laws are in breach of EU treaties and that the state gambling monopoly is illegal.
- The court determined that the main aim of the monopoly was to provide additional tax revenues and not to provide customer protection.
- EU member states are not allowed to restrict services which are legal in one state from being offered in another state except under strict conditions.
The Regional Administrative Court of the state of Upper Austria has ruled that the country’s gambling laws are in breach of EU treaties and that the state gambling monopoly is illegal.
