Austrian gambling rules breach EU regulations

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Austrian casino rules which required gambling operators to be based in the country, have been found in breach of EU law.

The European courts ruled that the restrictions were anti-competitive - handing a second victory to multi-billion dollar betting industry.

On Wednesday it ruled that German laws protecting state monopolies for gambling were unjustified, opening to a huge online betting market.

Ben Shore reports.

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