25.07.2019
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ZfWG: Aktive behördliche Duldung schließt als hinreichende strafrechtliche Legitimationsbasis den Tatbestand des § 284 Abs.1 StGB aus

By Dr. Bernd Berberich, Hambach & Hambach Law Firm, published in ZfWG 3/14, p. 312 f Summary Due to the administrative-accessory nature of Sec. 284 Par.1 German Criminal Code (Strafgesetzbuch ‘StGB’), also an active forbearance by the competent authority can unfold a sufficient administrative legal basis. To this extent, it is to be examined from…

01.06.2019
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LTO: Kein Zocken ohne Risiko

By Claus Hambach, LL.M., published at Legal Tribune Online Online-Spieler können ihre Verluste nicht einfach bei den Banken zurückfordern, denn Banken haften nicht grundsätzlich für illegales Online-Glücksspiel, das hat das OLG München klargestellt. Die Länder müssen endlich einheitliche… (…) This article is only available in German, the complete article can be found at www.lto.de

27.03.2019
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iGaming Business: Land Ahoy! But only just…

Written by Dr Wulf Hambach, Dr Stefan Bolay and Dr Stefanie Fuchs, Hambach & Hambach for iGamingBusiness.com Last week’s Minister-President Conference saw Germany make a decisive move towards a total overhaul of the country’s gambling regulations following years of legal disputes and failed progress. Wulf Hambach, Stefan Bolay and Stefanie Fuchs of leading German law…

01.08.2018
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ZfWG: Fantasy Sport Games – Geschicklichkeits- oder Glücksspiele?

By Prof. Dr. Marc Liesching, Dr. Wulf Hambach et al, Munich, published in ZfWG 03/04 2018, p. 208 ff. Summary In Germany, the admissibility of daily fantasy sports depends on its qualification as a game of chance or a game of skill. Daily fantasy sports is a mixed game, where elements of chance and elements…

09.07.2018
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TIME Law News 02 | 2018

Willkommen zur neuesten Ausgabe der TIME Law News, die Sie über aktuelle Entwicklungen aus dem deutschen und internationalen Recht der TIME-Branchen Telekommunikation – IT – Medien & Entertainment, mit besonderem Augenmerk auf das Glücksspielrecht, informiert. Wir wünschen eine interessante Lektüre. Hambach & Hambach Team

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,…

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…

27.10.2017
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ZfWG: Sportwettbetrug und Manipulation von berufssportlichen Wettbewerben

Summary On April 11, 2017, the German legislator introduced section 265c-265e of the German Criminal Code (StGB). Section 265c now specifically penalizes betting fraud, i.e. an agreement to manipulate a sporting competition on which bets have been placed. Moreover, section 265d of the German Criminal Code outlaws the manipulation of professional sporting events on the federal and international  level even if there…