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…
By David Altaner and Elisa Grabe, published at href=”http://www.gamblincompliance.com”>www.gamblingcompliance.com If Germany opened its online gambling model to allow every qualified applicant to get a licence, only 8 percent of players would patronise illegal sites, a researcher said last week.
Veröffentlicht auf GamingIntelligence.com While a wide consensus has formed across the German gambling industry, political parties, and media and telecommunications associations regarding the future shape of gambling legislation, there are still clear divides on how this should be achieved.
By Daniel Macadam, published at GamblingCompliance.com A €14m jackpot won by a German player on Lottoland, the fast-growing secondary lottery website, has prompted criticism from the country’s state-owned lotteries which see the company as an “illegal” competitor.
By Daniel Macadam, published on GamblingCompliance Whereas betting operators believe daily fantasy sports will struggle to replicate US success in the UK and other established markets, Germany’s regulatory shortfalls may make it a more accessible target. Betting executives are sceptical about the European appeal of daily fantasy sports, which has thrived in the US thanks…
By David Altaner, published on GamblingCompliance Germany has not answered the European Commission’s concerns on the country’s sports-betting monopoly and its ban on online casino and poker, the commission said in an “EU Pilot” approach. The approach is a structured dialogue that is the first step toward possible infringement proceedings that could culminate in litigation…
Published in e-finance and payment law & policy, 12 June 2015, issue 06 The UK, Slovakia and Estonia have said that they are unable to comply with the European Banking Authority’s (‘EBA’) final guidelines on the security of internet payments which come into force on 1 August, due to a conflictwith their legal frameworks, according to a…
By Daniel Macadam, published on GamblingCompliance Germany’s Olympic and football federations have delivered another blow to the country’s licensing of sports betting by quitting their role in the ill-fated process. All the members of a sports advisory council to Germany’s federal gambling regulator are refusing to work until their concerns about the licensing paralysis are…
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…
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…
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