Three years ago, Germany passed an online gaming and licensing regime that has yet to be enforced due to court challenges. The regime, if enacted, would allow up to 20 licenses for sports betting while prohibiting online casino and poker.
According to David Altaner at GamingLaw, the European Commission via the "EU Pilot" scheme recently questioned the country about what steps it plans to take to eliminate the current sports-betting monopoly operated by state-owned Oddset and to also reconsider its stance on prohibiting online casino and poker games due to the huge gray market currently existing — and prospering — in the country.