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…

05.07.2013
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World Regulatory Briefing met in Germany – Where were the German gambling regulators?

This is a translation of the article “World Regulatory Briefing tagte in Deutschland – Wo waren die deutschen Glücksspielregulierer?” written by Ansgar Lange and published in German at freiewelt.net Frankfurt am Main. The English conference organisers CLARION are accustomed to success: they organise, among other events, the ICE Show in London – the largest gaming…

01.06.2013
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World Regulatory Briefing Germany 2013

‘’Resolving Germany: A01ssessing the stability of the federal licensing regime and clarifying how to establish your presence for long term investment in Europe’s most profitable and complex market’’ The second annual World Regulatory Briefing in Germany is just around the corner and filling up fast! The regulation of Europe’s biggest and most profitable market is…

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…