After the vote of the Hungarian Parliament that adopted the relevant amendtments to the Hungarian Gambling Act and Concessions Act on 19 July 2022, the amending act (Act XIX of 2022 amending certain Acts regarding economic regulatory matters) is now officially published in the Hungarian Gazette.
Next week the Parliament is to vote on the liberalization of online sport betting and on new sanctions on PSP’s servicing unlicensed operators.
Since the draft amendments to the Hungarian online sports betting regime have not been challenged in the respective TRIS procedures, Hungary is free to adopt the proposals that would enter into force on 1 January 2023. For more information, read the article.
Gambling is a regulatory area where Member States, due to their moral and cultural differences, enjoy a wide margin of discretion when choosing their objectives and thus market structure, however such freedom is not without boundaries: restrictive measures, such as state monopolies, must nevertheless satisfy the requirements best summarised by the landmark decision of Gebhard.
* Önálló ügyvéd, együttműködésben a DLA Piper Posztl, Nemescsói, Györfi-Tóth és Társai Ügyvédi Irodával. | Independent attorney-at-law in cooperation with DLA Piper Posztl, Nemescsói, Györfi-Tóth and Partners.
** Független tanácsadó, együttműködésben a DLA Piper Posztl, Nemescsói, Györfi-Tóth és Társai Ügyvédi Irodával. | Independent expert in cooperation with DLA Piper Posztl, Nemescsói, Györfi-Tóth and Partners.
