EU court permits claims for online betting losses where play was prohibited
The Court of Justice of the European Union ruled that EU law does not prevent a country from prohibiting online casino games, slots and certain bets, even when an operator is licensed elsewhere in the bloc. The case concerned a German player’s losses on Malta-based operators from 2019 to 2021, when online slots were prohibited in Germany; German law governs whether those losses can be reclaimed.
Operators licensed in one EU state may face claims under another state’s rules where the activity was prohibited there.