06.12.2021
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IGB: German court throws out player’s case to recoup gambling losses

By Marese O’Hagan The Bonn Regional Court has upheld a judgement imposed by the Euskirchen District Court on 31 May to dismiss a claim from a player to recoup losses that occurred before online gambling was legalised. The plaintiff had played online casino games from an operator based in Malta, before Germany’s Fourth State Treaty…

12.11.2021
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VIXIO GamblingCompliance: Some German States Will Wait On Casino Games Licensing, Attorney Says

By David Altaner States may be cautious on online table games Gambling treaty called compromise that fails players While some German states are planning licensing programmes for online table games and others support monopolies, a third group may simply procrastinate, a Germany gambling lawyer has said. North Rhine-Westphalia and Schleswig-Holstein have declared their intention to…

24.06.2020
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iGB: Hamburg files complaints against trio of igaming operators

Source: igamingbusiness.com The Hamburg Ministry of the Interior and Sport has filed complaints against a trio of online gambling operators, which it claims have violated the prohibition on online gaming in the country. The case is now with the Hamburg Public Prosecutor, which will be tasked with making a decision whether to pursue it. (…)…

06.03.2020
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Dr Wulf and Claus Hambach again recommended in Who’s Who Legal 2020

Dr Wulf and Claus Hambach were again recommended in WWL 2020 in the section “Sports and entertainment”: “Claus Hambach of Hambach & Hambach is acclaimed by peers for his market-leading advice in tax matters and foremost understanding of gambling laws.” “Wulf Hambach is a widely renowned name in the field of gaming law. He is well…

10.02.2020
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KPMG Malta Gaming eSummit 2019: Regulatory Masterclass – Germany and the Netherlands panel session

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29.01.2020
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KPMG Malta Gaming eSummit 2019 – A Summary

The eSummits of KPMG are hosted in Gibraltar, the Isle of Man and Malta, each year. They are invitation only gaming conferences, and are here to provide the industry with thought provoking strategic insight, across a spectrum of themes. The KPMG eSummit report 2019 will provide the reader with a synopsis of the main room…

29.08.2019
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iGamingBusiness: No changes to German State Treaty following EC criticism

Pubilshed on www.igamingbusiness.com The state of Nordrhein-Westfalen claims criticism of the third amended State Treaty on Gambling by the European Commission will not lead to any major changes to the wording of the legislation. Earlier this week it emerged that EC general director Lowri Evans had cast doubt as to how effective the Treaty would be in channeling operators…

22.03.2019
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iGaming Business: Germany ratifies Third State Treaty on Gambling

The Minister-Presidents of Germany’s 16 federal states have ratified the third amended State Treaty on Gambling, paving the way for operators to apply for sports betting licences in the market, while Schleswig-Holstein will be allowed to run its own, liberal regulatory regime. This article originally appeared on iGamingBusiness.com on March 21. To read the whole…

13.03.2019
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CalvinAyre.com: Germany’s Dr. Patrick Sensburg: Grey market is no good for anyone

Gambling regulations have been hard to get straight in Germany, largely due to complications of the political system there. To help us understand their struggle, Dr. Patrick Sensberg, a member of the German Parliament since 2009 representing Hochsauerlandkreis in North Rhine-Westphalia, joined Becky Liggero to explain the situation. (…) Please read the full article and…

15.02.2019
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DVTM Press Release: ‘Bettertainment‘-Panel at the ICE in London

German politicians informed themselves about efficient solutions for gambling regulation on site After the failure of the State Treaty on Gaming: DVTM expert panel points the way out of the deadlock Legal Bettertainment markets lead to a win-win situation for business, politics as well as consumers and serve addiction prevention London-Bonn, 05th of February 2019 The…