01.01.2015
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WOGLR: The EC’s recommendations on consumer protection

Published by Dr. Wulf Hambach and Dr. Alan Littler in World Online Gambling Law Report (WOGLR) issue January 2015 p. 12 The European Commission (the ‘EC’) released recommendations regarding consumer protection in the online gambling industry in July 2014 – a measure that is very distinct from its powers to regulate competition in the European…

01.12.2014
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ZfWG (Summary): Die Geschichte des „versteckten Einsatzes“ vom „Gratis-Roulette“ über das „Brillianten-Bingo“ zur „Wetter-Wette“

– Annotations on BVerwG, judgment of 9 July 2014 – 8 C 7.13 –, ZfWG 2014, 398 – By Dr. Stefan Bolay, ZfWG 2014, S. 394 f. Summary The German Federal Administrative Court (Bundesverwaltungsgericht – BVerwG) had to address the question as to whether a socalled “weather forecast bet” as a sales promotion of a furniture…

05.11.2014
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Date: 05.11.2014 – 07.11.2014 Location: Florence | Italy

30.10.2014
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GamblingCompliance: German Online Casinos Brace for 2015 VAT Hit

By Daniel Macadam, published on GamblingCompliance Legal experts have warned that in just over two months’ time all EU online gaming operators will be liable for VAT in Germany in the latest setback for companies targeting Europe’s largest economy. The European Union’s new VAT directive, designed to capture more tax from internet giants such as…

21.10.2014
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EiG 2014

Date: 21.10.2014 – 23.10.2014 Location: Berlin | Germany

04.09.2014
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GamblingCompliance: German Regulators Reveal 20 Betting Licence Winners

By David Altaner, published on GamblingCompliance Ladbrokes, Bet-at-Home, Bwin.Party and Betfair were among the winners of 20 German sports-betting licences revealed yesterday by German regulators, while bet365 and Tipico were among the losers. Regulators at the Interior Ministry in the German state of Hesse have circulated the names of the 20 successful applicants for the…

03.09.2014
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iGamingBusiness: German body awards sports betting licences

Published on igamingbusiness.com Online gaming and betting provider mybet Holding has been named as one of the first group of operators to have been awarded a German sports betting licence by the Hesse Ministry of the Interior and Sport (HMDIS). The licence, which will not be issued until September 18, will enable mybet to offer…