16.02.2018
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ZfWG: VG München: Unionsrechtswidriges Lotteriemonopol – Zeit zum Umdenken!

Dr Bernd Berberich, Hambach & Hambach, published in ZfWG01/2018, p. 61 ff. Summary of the German article “VG München: Unionsrechtswidriges Lotteriemonopol – Zeit zum Umdenken!” The systematically stimulating advertising by the government-owned lottery companies shows that the state lottery monopoly is unlawful. This relates in particular to the internet as a sales channel. Due to this incoherence,…

16.02.2018
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Chambers Global – Gaming and Gambling Award for Dr Wulf Hambach in 2018

We proudly announce that our founding partner Dr Wulf Hambach was awarded again from Chambers Global in 2018: “Sources view founding partner and leader of Hambach & Hambach Law Firm’s gaming practice Wulf Hambach as ‘someone who, over the years, has accumulated strong experience and an ability to navigate the choppy waters of the German…

05.02.2018
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TIME Law News 01 | 2018

Welcome to the latest issue of TIME Law News which keeps you updated on the current developments on German and International Law of the TIME-Industries Telecommunication – IT – Media and Entertainment with a special focus on Gaming Law. Enjoy our latest edition! Team Hambach & Hambach

01.12.2017
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GamblingCompliance: Munich Court Rules German Lottery Monopolies Flout EU Law

By Joe Ewens A German court has found that the country’s numerous state lottery monopolies are operating in defiance of EU law, emboldening eager private lottery companies seeking to establish a foothold in the lucrative market. In a judgment announced late last week, the Administrative Court of Munich declared that the land-based lottery monopolies currently…

03.10.2017
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G2E 2017

Date: 03.10.2017 -05.10.2017 Location: Las Vegas | USA Further Information Host: Global Gaming Expo

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…

09.06.2017
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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…

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…