Aug
14th

Denmark and Estonia Take the High Ground

For those online gamblers residing in Europe, or those who frequent European online casinos, there seems to be a bright shimmer on the horizon. In the past few months, many EU countries have been chastised by the European Commission (EC) and European Gambling and Betting Association for attempting to pass online gaming laws these bodies deemed “discriminatory”. In these cases, the French were the biggest culprits.

However, Denmark and Estonia seem to be taking the high ground in this regard. Estonia is one of the first countries have its gambling laws passed and entered as the Estonia Gambling Act. There are measures in place to maintain these laws and although they are not as strict as other European countries’ gambling laws, they are nevertheless laws that will not easily be bypassed.

Those wishing to operate online casinos in Estonia will have to be granted a license in Estonia itself. This is a costly exercise, but the market has grown substantially and is therefore still a lucrative venture. The other option for would-be casino operators is to sub-contract a casino license from one of the state operators.

Denmark has also shed its protectionist state gambling policy and is now opening up the doors for online casinos to compete with Dansk Spil – the state-owned gambling entity – in online poker, sports betting and other casino games. It is rumored that Ladbrokes will be one of the first external companies to apply for a Danish casino license. This competition will allow online gamblers in Denmark – and hopefully the rest of Europe – to enjoy free, fair and high quality online casinos.

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