30.04.2012
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GIQ: German states could be ready to embrace Schleswig-Holstein

By Wulf Hambach and Maximilian Riege, Hambach & Hambach, published in GIQ, April – June 2012, Q1 News Review, page 44 30.04.2012 THE EU COMMISSION continues to block the new state treaty. The first draft had already fallen through with a big bang. Brussels did not hold back with its criticism either – in spite…

27.04.2012
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TIME Law News 2 | 2012

Latest developments in German and International Law of the TIME-Industries Telecommunication – IT – Media & Entertainment Content: Brief commentary on the statement by the Federal Ministry of Finance on the draft bill of the Upper House (Bundesrat) on taxation of sports gaming (E 15) Brussels stops revision of German gaming law Skill games: Will…

21.03.2012
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Brussels stops revision of German gaming law

By Dr. Wulf Hambach, Maximilian Riege The EU Commission continues to block the planned revision of gaming law. The first draft for a new inter-state treaty had already fallen through with a big bang and, in its reaction to the revised draft which was published on Tuesday, Brussels does not hold back with its criticism…

11.11.2011
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WOGLR: Schleswig-Holstein v 15 states: the legal battle turns political

By Dr. Wulf Hambach and Dr. Stefan Bolay, published in WOGLR, October 2011 issue 10 The German State of Schleswig-Holstein recently approved a liberal gambling law, ignoring the wish of the 15 other federal states to agree on a new Interstate Treaty on Gambling (ITG), which advocates tight gambling regulation and a limited number of…

17.02.2011
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WOGLR: Germany’s legal framework after the Carmen Media case

By Dr. Wulf Hambach and Dr. Michael Hettich, published in WOGLR, January 2011 issue 1 A number of European Court of Justice rulings – in particular, the Carmen Media case – have changed the legal basis for Germany’s gambling ban and could possibly pave the way for the end of the German Interstate Treaty on…

08.12.2010
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ECJ Judgement in the Carmen Media case (represented by Hambach & Hambach Law Firm):Gücksspielstaatsvertrag (German Interstate Treaty on Gambling) violates Union law – Schleswig-Holstein’s model now trend-setting

Press release by Hambach & Hambach Law Firm After the ECJ’s decision in case C-46/08 Carmen Media, the German gambling monopoly has come to an end. In its decision given today, the ECJ makes it clear that the Verwaltungsgericht (Administrative Court) of Schleswig, in its resolution of 30 January 2008 referring the case for a…

01.10.2010
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EGL: ECJ judgment in Carmen Media case causes legal chaos in Germany

Article by Dr. Wulf Hambach commissioned for and published in European Gaming Lawyer magazine Autumn issue 2010. 01.10.2010 The ECJ’s judgments on the Carmen Media case on September 8 have plunged the German gambling market into legal chaos, as they found that Germany’s regulations did not limit games of chance in a consistent and systematic…

01.10.2009
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WOGLR: “German state plans to pull out of interstate gambling treaty”

Published by WorldOnlineGamblingLawReport The German State of Schleswig-Holstein called this month for the cancellation of a German interstate gambling treaty – the Interstate Treaty on Lotteries (ITL) – that outlaws online gambling in all of Germany’s 16 states. The local ruling coalition, consisting of Angela Merkel’s Christian-Democratic Party (CDU) and the Liberal Party (FDP), has…