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Bwin is Here to Help Anybody can clearly tell how Austrian Finance Minister Wilhelm Molterer feels about the European Union just from reading his draft of the new online gambling law. The new legislation seeks to regulate online poker and slots casinos, but is written in such a way that many feel that it gives too many preferences and breaks to casino monopolies, and is in direct conflict with the agreement that all EU countries signed. So many people are worried that that will send the wrong message, and worried that the EU will take action to prosecute the country for violating the trade agreement, that Bwin Casino has decided to step in and offer some writing services. The EU Trade Agreement basically says that all countries in the EU must take part in free movement of goods, money and services throughout, and it would be a direct violation to even have a monopoly. How the Union handles Svenska Spel, for example, Sweden’s online and land poker monopoly is crucial because any decisions regarding that would set the stage for future decisions. Back to Austria, Bwin has decided to help out in the drafting of new legislation alternatives for the government to choose from. Bwin is a highly popular online sportsbetting and poker casino that is frequented by many Europeans and Australians and others all over the world. If the Austrian legislation were to pass into law with no further changes, it would have a detrimental effect on the company’s operations within the country. The company is trying to work together with the country in order to attain a situation in which both parties are happy, and they have expressly pledged their willingness to follow the law and pay taxes if that’s what it takes to legally operate within Austrian borders.
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