{"id":10316,"date":"2025-02-06T13:04:49","date_gmt":"2025-02-06T13:04:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/?post_type=europe&#038;p=10316"},"modified":"2025-02-06T13:04:49","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T13:04:49","slug":"austria-prepares-to-regulate-the-online-gambling-market-this-year-ending-decades-of-state-monopoly","status":"publish","type":"europe","link":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/europe\/austria-prepares-to-regulate-the-online-gambling-market-this-year-ending-decades-of-state-monopoly\/","title":{"rendered":"Austria Prepares to Regulate the Online Gambling Market This Year, Ending Decades of State Monopoly"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Austria&#8217;s conservative chancellor Karl Nehammer said Saturday he would step down in the &#8216;coming days&#8217; after breaking off coalition talks with the Social Democrats over disagreements on key issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The New from the Old \u2013 The Challenge of Regulating the Gambling Market. With the formation of a new government and the start of the tender for new online casino licenses, a significant market opening is anticipated. Maarten Haijer, Secretary General of the European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA), has called on Austria to modernize its online gambling regulations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/landing\/multigame-link\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/ice-london-termino-y-se-despidio-la-feria-en-imagenes-mgl-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9725\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/ice-london-termino-y-se-despidio-la-feria-en-imagenes-mgl-1.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/ice-london-termino-y-se-despidio-la-feria-en-imagenes-mgl-1-300x102.png 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/ice-london-termino-y-se-despidio-la-feria-en-imagenes-mgl-1-768x261.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Currently, Austria operates a monopoly system for online gambling, a position it shares only with Poland within the European Union. This approach has led to a thriving black market, where thousands of Austrian players engage in unregulated websites, without consumer protection measures or governmental oversight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"328\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/austria-prepares-to-regulate-the-online-gambling-market-this-year-ending-decades-of-state-monopoly2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10318\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/austria-prepares-to-regulate-the-online-gambling-market-this-year-ending-decades-of-state-monopoly2.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/austria-prepares-to-regulate-the-online-gambling-market-this-year-ending-decades-of-state-monopoly2-300x151.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The EGBA emphasizes that 21 EU member states have already modernized their online gambling regulatory frameworks through multi-license systems. Countries like Denmark and Sweden have successfully implemented these models, resulting in improved consumer protection and significant tax revenues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"773\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/austria-prepares-to-regulate-the-online-gambling-market-this-year-ending-decades-of-state-monopoly3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/austria-prepares-to-regulate-the-online-gambling-market-this-year-ending-decades-of-state-monopoly3.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/austria-prepares-to-regulate-the-online-gambling-market-this-year-ending-decades-of-state-monopoly3-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/austria-prepares-to-regulate-the-online-gambling-market-this-year-ending-decades-of-state-monopoly3-768x580.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For example, Denmark introduced the multi-license system in 2012, and by 2023, the regulated online market reached a 90% channeling rate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/europe\/the-european-association-of-online-gaming-operators-urges-norway-to-move-towards-a-licensing-model-for-online-gaming\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The European Association of Online Gaming Operators urges Norway to move towards a Licensing model for Online Gaming<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Benefits of a Multi-License System<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The EGBA proposes that Austria adopt a multi-license system for online casino gambling, offering key benefits such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Improved Player Protection:<\/strong> Integrating online casino games into a regulated framework would allow for the implementation of mandatory safeguards and safer gambling tools, ensuring comprehensive consumer protection.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Enhanced Regulatory Oversight:<\/strong> A multi-license system would grant Austrian authorities\u2019 greater control over the online gambling market, replacing the current situation where much of the gambling activity occurs unchecked.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Significant Economic Benefits:<\/strong> It is estimated that a multi-license system for online casino gambling could generate up to \u20ac1 billion in additional tax revenue by 2030, by incorporating currently unregulated activity into the fiscal system.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/europe\/the-european-gambling-and-betting-association-protecting-the-players-from-advertisements\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The European Gambling and Betting Association protecting the players from advertisements<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The EGBA urges Austrian government negotiators, including Chancellor Nehammer (\u00d6VP), President Babler (SP\u00d6), and President Meinl-Reisinger (NEOS), to prioritize the introduction of a multi-license system for online casino gambling in the new government&#8217;s program. 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