On 20 June 2024, the European Commission announced its findings that special tax rules for public casino operators in Germany are not compatible with State aid rules. --- Commission finds special tax rules for public casinos operators in Germany to be incompatible State aid The European Commission has concluded that Germany's special tax schemes for public casinos operators are not in line with EU State aid rules. Germany must now recover the incompatible State aid, including interests, and abolish the tax schemes for the future. The Commission's investigation In December 2019, the Commission opened an in-depth investigation to assess whether...