28.11.2013
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WOGLR: German casinos struggle in the face of modern gaming

By Dr. Wulf Hambach, published in World Online Gambling Law Report (WOGLR) issue October 2013 p 11 Player migration to internet adds to land-based casino woes Whereas the private land-based casino of Berlin (Novomaticowned, for many years the partner casino of PokerStars European Poker Tour) is celebrating its No. 1 ranking as the strongest casino of…

25.10.2013
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Pay-to-Play Fantasy Sports can be legal in Germany!

Ground breaking federal court decision in Germany in favor of Germany´s famous web portal www.bild.de – legal expertise compiled by Hambach & Hambach: For more information please contact the co-author of the Fantasy Sports Legal Study: Dr. Wulf Hambach (contact details: n.tonelli@timelaw.de or call +49 89 389975-72) Please click here for the official press release…

04.10.2013
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Too expensive, too dangerous: Regulated online poker is unsuitable for money laundering

By Ansgar Lange, published on ISA-Guide: http://www.isa-guide.de/english-news/articles/93889.html Vienna, September 2013. Whenever in recent years discussions in the context of the German inter-state treaty on gambling (GlüStV) have touched on the issue of the regulation of the online poker market, critics of such regulation argued with the horror scenario of money laundering – an argument which up…

15.08.2013
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TIME Law News 2 | 2013

Latest developments in German and International Law of the TIME-Industries Telecommunication – IT – Media & Entertainment Content: Sports, Betting, Online Poker & Co.: 1. Social Networks, Social Games and Gambling Monetizing the German market – top or flop? Coherency in German Gaming Law: A Legal Discussion World Regulatory Briefing met in Germany – Where were…

26.07.2013
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Gaminglaw.eu: Why do the federal states forgo extra revenue of 1.5 billion Euro? – Germany bottom of the list: European gambling legislators oriented to the successful Danish model

By Andreas Schultheis, source: gaminglaw.eu Barcelona/Munich, July 2013. The German federal states could generate additional tax revenue of more than 1.5 billion Euro between 2014 and 2017. This would require neither redistribution nor tax increases. It would merely be necessary to adjust the inter-state treaty on gambling (GlüStV), which has been in force for one…

26.07.2013
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gaminglaw.eu: Why do the federal states forgo extra revenue of 1.5 billion Euro? – Germany bottom of the list: European gambling legislators oriented to the successful Danish model

Andreas Schultheis, source: gaminglaw.eu Barcelona/Munich, July 2013. The German federal states could generate additional tax revenue of more than 1.5 billion Euro between 2014 and 2017. This would require neither redistribution nor tax increases. It would merely be necessary to adjust the inter-state treaty on gambling (GlüStV), which has been in force for one year,…

10.07.2013
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By Daniel Macadam, GamblingCompliance, published at www.gamblingcompliance.com Bwin.Party saw revenues sag further in the second quarter ahead of the planned launch of a new poker product and regulated online gambling in New Jersey in the second half of the year. The London-listed online gambling operator said in a pre-close trading update today that revenue was “softer…