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all 12 Austrian casinos, and has held the sole concession since 1968.
It also holds a 68 percent stake in Austrian Lotteries, which
was established in 1986 as a provider of lotteries, scratch-cards and similar gaming products.
Austrian Lotteries and Casinos Austria jointly own
Win2day.at,
offering lottery and casino games via the Internet and mobile phones since 2003. It replaced
WebClub.at.
In 2004, the pair also launched WinWin, the country’s video
lottery terminal (VLT) operator. WinWin has 12 dedicated outlets in Lower Austria, Upper Austria, Salzburg and Tyrol, offering food and drink as well as gaming.
Finally, Austrian Lotteries, Casinos Austria and several of the
country’s newspapers jointly offer
Tipp3.at. This is a sports betting pool offering combination wagering on events including
Regulatory developments Regulatory reform has been in the pipeline for some years but
has stalled. The government’s original intention was to set up a single licensing body for gaming machines at federal level, cutting out the states from both licensing and taxation.
European Court of Justice advocate general Jan Mazek
delivered his opinion in the Austrian case concerning Ernst Engelmann, stating that the country’s gaming regulations were incompatible with EU law. Engelmann, a German citizen, had opened two casinos in Austria without a licence. Mazek held that Austrian legislation which prohibits foreign citizens from obtaining a licence is not compliant with EU principles guaranteeing the free movement of services and people.
www.euroslot-online.com
football, ice hockey, Formula 1, and Alpine skiing. Consumers can participate through Austrian Lotteries and WinWin outlets, or online.
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