German lottery system faces EU court questions over antitrust compatibility
By Lewis Crofts and Karoline Del Vecchio ( June 5, 2026, 08:19 GMT | Insight) -- Germany's state-based lottery structure will come before the EU's top court to see if the way it divides up the country along state lines complies with the bloc's competition laws. The scrutiny before the Court of Justice was prompted by a Hamburg appeal court, which is questioning whether the regime unlawfully partitions markets and shields state lottery operators from competition.Germany's state-based lottery structure will come before the EU's top court to determine whether the way it divides the country by state complies with the bloc's competition laws....
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