01.08.2016
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ZfWG (Summary): Zahlungsdienstleistungen im Zusammenhang mit Glücksspiel-Angeboten im Internet als Geldwäsche?

By Dr. Bernd Berberich and Prof. Dr. Hans Kudlich, published in ZfWG 2016, 179 ff. Summary: Payment services for online gaming operators regularly work transnationally. In detail the legal conditions for their job are very complex. With regard to the question of a possible criminal liability for money laundering different booking processes and game situations have to…

01.08.2016
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GamingIntelligence: Latest German court ruling offers protection to online gamblers

Published on GamingIntelligence.com Germany’s controversial State Treaty on Gambling has suffered yet another blow after a court ruled that authorities may not prosecute players for gambling on unlicensed sites. Last week’s decision overturns the original ruling by the Munich Regional Criminal Court, which had said that Section 285 of the German Criminal Code (Strafgesetzbuch) could…

17.03.2016
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German media association chief calls for leadership from the federal government

Published by GamingIntelligence Germany’s Association for Telecommunications and Media (DVTM) has emerged as a major advocate of regulatory reform. CEO Renatus Zilles explains why he believes it is high time for the federal government to take charge of Germany’s gambling market. Years of stilted progress and legal battles seem to be finally culminating in a…

07.03.2016
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ZfWG (Summary): Vorrang des Unionsrechts

By Prof. Dr Hans Kudlich and Dr Bernd Berberich, published in ZfWG 2016, 2 Summary: The ECJ has clarified that the lack of domestic license to organize gambling must not be a starting point for criminal penalties if the regulatory situation is contrary to EU law and the organizer has a permission from another Member State. Kudlich and…