Resignation of German Sports Betting Advisory Council

Apr 22, 2015
Resignation of German Sports Betting Advisory Council
The unsuccessful licensing process in Germany has once again become a focal point as the German Sports Advisory Council ends its cooperation with the State of Hessen Ministry of the Interior and Sports. Deutsche Sportwettenverband (DSWV) revealed the resignation of a senior representative of the Sports Advisory Council (SAC) as he does not support the Betting policy of the Federal States. In a statement, Mathias Dahms, president of the DSWV, said, "So far, the regulatory chaos has produced only losers in Germany: the State has failed to provide any regulatory control of the market and while willing sportsbooks have been stuck in a licensing process for years, consumers are driven into the arms of black market vendors and German sports is vulnerable to considerable risks such as match-fixing." "Of course, we urgently need the expertise of sports organisations when it comes to improving the German Betting regulation, but first we must find a way out of this licensing policy and administration impasse.”
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