European Court of Justice rules against ban on slot machines
The Luxembourg-based European Court of Justice said in its Thursday ruling that it should be decided by Hungarian courts whether this is indeed the case. Hungarian “legislation which authorizes the operation and playing of certain games of chance only in casinos constitutes a restriction on the freedom to provide services” and “a measure that drastically increases the amount of taxes levied on the operation of slot machines in amusement arcades can also be considered restrictive”, the ruling said. “That would be the case if the national court found that the tax increase prevented profitable operation of slot machines in amusement arcades,” it added. The protection of consumers against gambling addiction and the prevention of crime and fraud linked to gambling could justify restrictions on gambling but it is up to Hungarian courts to decide whether these decisions “pursue those objectives in a consistent and systematic manner,” the Luxembourg court said.
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