03.02.2016
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Criminal review of secondary online lotteries

By Prof. Dr Hans Kudlich and Dr. Bernd Berberich, Senior Associate Hambach & Hambach law firm Summary Secondary online lotteries offer bets on the outcome of other, mainly traditional state-run lotteries. Their prize scheme is based on the „primary lottery“. As the providers of such secondary lotteries are usually located abroad and do not have…

03.02.2016
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Editorial

2016 – the decisive year for the Inter-State Treaty on Gambling (GlüStV) By Dr. Wulf Hambach, Co-Founder Hambach & Hambach law firm In mid-January 2016, a new initiative in the area of gambling policy by the Green coalition party in Schleswig-Holstein caught attention. A press release published by the parliamentary party of the Green party…

03.02.2016
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TIME Law News 1 | 2016

Latest developments in German and International Law of the TIME-Industries Telecommunication – IT – Media & Entertainment Content: Editorial 2016 – the decisive year for the Inter-State Treaty on Gambling (GlüStV) Criminal review of secondary online lotteries Cooperation Arrangement between the gambling regulatory authorities of the EEA Member States concerning online gambling services – Germany…

03.02.2016
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Criminal review of secondary online lotteries

By Prof. Dr Hans Kudlich and Dr. Bernd Berberich, Senior Associate Hambach & Hambach law firm Summary Secondary online lotteries offer bets on the outcome of other, mainly traditional state-run lotteries. Their prize scheme is based on the „primary lottery“. As the providers of such secondary lotteries are usually located abroad and do not have…

03.02.2016
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Investing in the UK Gambling Industry

By Julian Harris and Bahar Alaeddini – Harris and Hagan The gambling industry offers of a wealth of different opportunities for investors to choose from in Great Britain. In this article we explore the headline risks and issues that need to be managed when investing and how to address the risks. 1. “The unknown unknowns”…

31.01.2016
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ZfWG: Zur strafrechtlichen Bewertung von Online-Zweitlotterien

Beitrag von Prof. Dr. Hans Kudlich und Dr. Bernd Berberich, veröffentlicht in ZfWG 2016, 7 Die Entwicklung auf dem digitalen Markt ist rasant, kaum vergeht ein Tag, an dem nicht Neuerungen vorgestellt werden. Dies gilt auch und besonders für den Online-Glücksspielmarkt. Ein jüngeres, gleichwohl mittlerweile als etabliert zu bezeichnendes Spielmodell stellen sog.„Online Zweitlotterien“ dar. Deren…