12.02.2018
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GIQ: European data protection regulations

Published in Gaming Intelligence Quarterly – GIQ Q4 p.35 Dr Wulf Hambach and Dr Stefanie Fuchs from Hambach & Hambach explain the impact of the new European General Data Protection Regulation IN 2015, AFTER years of back-and-forth negotiations, the European Commission reached an agreement on the text of the new European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), replacing the out-of-date Data…

07.02.2018
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GamblingCompliance: German Legislator Sees Long-Awaited Progress On Gambling Regime

By David Altaner, published at gamblingcompliance.com An influential member of parliament is predicting that German online gambling legislation will be proposed this year and passed within 18 months, with the only question being whether it is “big reform or small reform”. Four German states — Schleswig-Holstein, Hesse, Bavaria and North Rhine-Westphalia — are working seriously…

01.02.2018
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marketing-BÖRSE: Nach Scheitern des „Glücksspielstaatsvertrages“

Veröffentlicht auf www.marketing-boerse.de Verband fordert Schaffung legaler Märkte. DVTM Deutscher Verband für Telekommunikation und Medien e.V. | 01.02.2018 Seit Jahren wird hierzulande über eine Neuordnung des Glücksspiels, insbesondere dessen Online-Vertriebsformen, diskutiert. Vor diesem Hintergrund hat der DVTM am 30. Januar auf dem SPOBIS, Europas größtem Sportbusiness-Kongress, ein Panel organisiert. 

27.06.2017
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Casino & Gaming International: New eGaming Regulation in Germany

By Dr. Wulf Hambach and Dr. Stefanie Fuchs, published in ‘Casino & Gaming International’ magazine, Issue 29 (2017 Q2) – www.cgimagazine.com The 2nd Inter-State Treaty amending the Inter-State Treaty on Gambling (“ISTG 18”) is the next chapter in a history of failed attempts to regulate the growing gambling market in Germany. Instead of a complete overhaul of the…

01.06.2017
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iGamingBusiness.com: DFS regulation in the US: how it translates for German market

By Dr. Wulf Hambach, Hambach & Hambach Law Firm, published on iGamingBusiness.com US states are gradually regulating Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS), but how will their decisions and clarifications impact the German market when DFS operators enter? Wulf Hambach, partner at Hambach & Hambach law firm, Germany, examines the potential outcomes. Fantasy Sports has been extremely…

02.05.2017
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DVTM News: Defizite bei der Umsetzung der Datenschutzgrundverordnung in Deutschland bergen Risiko drakonischer Strafen gegen Online-Diensteanbieter

Von Dr. Stefanie Fuchs, veröffentlicht in DVTM Newsletter Ausgabe April 2017, S. 6 f. Am 25. Mai 2018 wird die Datenschutzgrundverordnung (EU) 2016/679 („DSGVO“) rechtsverbindlich. Ab dann werden die Datenschutzaufsichtsbehörden diese vollstrecken und sich dabei einige Anbieter rauspicken, um durch Pilotverfahren Exempel an ihnen zu statuieren. Gemäß Art. 8 Abs. 1 Charta der Grundrechte der Europäischen Union hat jede Person das Recht auf Schutz der sie betreffenden personenbezogenen Daten. Diesen…

02.05.2017
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DVTM Newsletter Ausgabe April 2017

Aus dem Inhalt: RECHT & REGULIERUNG Ghost-Roaming- Zufall oder geheimer Datenklau / Die Datenroaming Debatte in Brüssel – Wer wird gewinnen Unternehmen oder Verbraucher oder doch große Koalition? GASTBEITRAG Der EU-US Privacy Shield, die Zukunft des transatlantischen Datentransfers? DATENSCHUTZ-NEWS Defizite bei der Umsetzung der Datenschutzgrundverordnung in Deutschland bergen Risiko drakonischer Strafen gegen Online-Diensteanbieter (…) Den vollständigen Newsletter…

20.03.2017
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GamingIntelligence: Germany sets collision course with EC by ratifying new State Treaty

By GamingIntelligence, www.gamingintelligence.com The Minister-Presidents of Germany’s 16 federal states have ratified the country’s amended State Treaty on Gambling, setting up a showdown with the European Commission which has already criticised the legislation. The Minister-President Conference held on Thursday (March 16th) saw the heads of each state sign the amended Treaty, which removes a number of controversial provisions…

14.03.2017
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GamingIntelligence: German iGaming reforms thrown into disarray by new EC opinion

By Gaming Intelligence Proposed changes to the German State Treaty on Gambling have been criticised by the European Commission for continuing to breach European law. The incompatibility of the proposed changes, which were introduced to address earlier issues of incompatibility with EU law, are detailed in a document seen by Gaming Intelligence and come just…

13.03.2017
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GamblingCompliance: Germany’s Sports-Betting Plans Progress Despite EC Concerns

By Elisa Grabbe, published at www.gamblingcompliance.com The European Commission has blasted Germany’s new sports-betting licensing plans for potentially infringing EU law and limiting competition, but Germany is nevertheless expected to ink the changes in just a few days. With draft amendments having completed their standstill period at the commission last Friday, the prime ministers of…