28.05.2013
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Germany´s Online Gaming Market 2013 – Welcome to the (license) jungle!

By Dr. Wulf Hambach, published as whitepaper for WrB Germany 2013 Germany’s gambling regulation remains torn. Although the former maverick state Schleswig-Holstein officially joined the regime of the Interstate Treaty on Gambling (ITG) of the other 15 states at the beginning of 2013, this much more liberal Gaming Reform Act (GRA) has to remain applicable…

01.03.2013
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Germany: The hottest candidate for infringement proceedings?

By Dr. Wulf Hambach and Maximilian Riege, published in World Online Gambling Law Report (WOGLR) issue March 2013 p 6 -7 The complexities created by the existence of two contradictory gaming regulations in Germany are rife – for example ‘online poker’: a game of skill or a game of chance? – licensed and banned at…

30.01.2013
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TIME Law News 1 | 2013

Latest developments in German and International Law of the TIME-Industries Telecommunication – IT – Media & Entertainment Content: Sports, Betting, Online Poker & Co.: BGH Refers German Gambling Regulations to the ECJ The potential addiction risk of Texas Hold`em Online-Poker In-house news Editorial Details  Download TLN 1 | 2013

24.01.2013
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BGH Refers German Gambling Regulations to the ECJ

This is a translation of the article “BGH legt deutsche Glücksspielregulierung dem EuGH vor” written by Dr. Wulf Hambach, Maximilian Riege published at  http://www.lto.de/recht/hintergruende/h/bgh-beschluss-i-zr-17110-gluecksspielregulierung-vorlage-eugh-staatsvertrag-schleswig-holstein/ Not only the Commission, but also the BGH now has its doubts regarding the German gambling system. Does the special act in Schleswig-Holstein on its own render void the inter-state treaty between…

21.01.2013
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Over 20 licenses in Schleswig-Holstein

This is a translation of the article “Über 20 Lizenzen in Schleswig-Holstein” written by Tobias Kuske, published at www.sponsors.de Schleswig-Holstein has issued further sports-betting and online-casino licences. The controversy is: 22 companies now have a sports betting licence in the northern state whereas the other 15 states still only want to approve 20 concessions. The…

01.11.2012
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iGB: European Legal Outlook 2013 – Germany

By Dr. Wulf Hambach, published in iGamingBusiness, issue 77, November/December 2012 Hope and fear for the online gambling industry – the EU has to intervene… The European gambling market remains a regulatory construction site, and Germany is anything but innocent in this regard. Whilst large parts of Europe have in the mean time passed modern…

26.10.2012
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LTO: EU-Aktionsplan zum Online-Glücksspiel – Deutschland pokert mit hohem Risiko

von Dr. Wulf Hambach, Maximilian Riege, veröffentlicht in Legal Tribune ONLINE, http://www.lto.de/persistant/a_id/7393/ Online-Poker kennt keine nationalen Grenzen. Deshalb nimmt sich EU-Binnenmarkt-Kommissar Barnier mit seinem am Montag vorgestellten “Aktionsplan zum Online-Glücksspiel” des Themas an. Er fordert mehr Verbraucherschutz und Kooperation zwischen den Mitgliedstaaten. Dass der deutsche Glücksspielstaatsvertrag den europäischen Vorstellungen entspricht, bezweifeln Wulf Hambach und Maximilian Riege. Den vollständigen…

01.08.2012
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WOGLR: Confused: the state of online gambling in Germany

By Dr. Wulf Hambach and Maximilian Riege, Hambach & Hambach, published in World Online Gambling Law Report – August 2012 The German online gaming market is in a state of transition following the newly elected coalition government in Schleswig-Holstein and the recently enacted Interstate Treaty. The situation in Germany is far from clear in regards to…

01.06.2012
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iGB: A new dawn in Germany

By Dr. Wulf Hambach and Maximilian Riege, Hambach & Hambach, published in iGamingBusiness, issue 74, May/June 2012, p. 19 – 20 Dr. Wulf Hambach and Maximilian Riege of Hambach and Hambach explore the dawn of a new age for online gambling in Germany as Brussels looks at the country’s gaming law landscape For several months,…

30.04.2012
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GIQ: German states could be ready to embrace Schleswig-Holstein

By Wulf Hambach and Maximilian Riege, Hambach & Hambach, published in GIQ, April – June 2012, Q1 News Review, page 44 30.04.2012 THE EU COMMISSION continues to block the new state treaty. The first draft had already fallen through with a big bang. Brussels did not hold back with its criticism either – in spite…