01.03.2014
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Commentary on Betting and Gaming Law in the Media

Ed. Streinz/Liesching/Hambach, Authors of Hambach & Hambach: Dr. Wulf Hambach, Claus Hambach, LL.M., Dr. Stefan Bolay, Yasmin Sirch, Maximilian Riege, Dr. Bernd Berberich, Alexander Pfütze, LL.M. 1st edition 2014, published by Verlag C. H. Beck, Munich The New Gaming Law Regime  has been in force since 2012. It has partially liberalised the gaming market and…

28.11.2013
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WOGLR: German casinos struggle in the face of modern gaming

By Dr. Wulf Hambach, published in World Online Gambling Law Report (WOGLR) issue October 2013 p 11 Player migration to internet adds to land-based casino woes Whereas the private land-based casino of Berlin (Novomaticowned, for many years the partner casino of PokerStars European Poker Tour) is celebrating its No. 1 ranking as the strongest casino of…

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…

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…

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…

26.10.2012
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LTO: EU-Aktionsplan zum Online-Glücksspiel – Deutschland pokert mit hohem Risiko

von Dr. Wulf Hambach, Maximilian Riege, veröffentlicht in Legal Tribune ONLINE, http://www.lto.de/persistant/a_id/7393/ Online-Poker kennt keine nationalen Grenzen. Deshalb nimmt sich EU-Binnenmarkt-Kommissar Barnier mit seinem am Montag vorgestellten “Aktionsplan zum Online-Glücksspiel” des Themas an. Er fordert mehr Verbraucherschutz und Kooperation zwischen den Mitgliedstaaten. Dass der deutsche Glücksspielstaatsvertrag den europäischen Vorstellungen entspricht, bezweifeln Wulf Hambach und Maximilian Riege. Den vollständigen…

01.08.2012
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WOGLR: Confused: the state of online gambling in Germany

By Dr. Wulf Hambach and Maximilian Riege, Hambach & Hambach, published in World Online Gambling Law Report – August 2012 The German online gaming market is in a state of transition following the newly elected coalition government in Schleswig-Holstein and the recently enacted Interstate Treaty. The situation in Germany is far from clear in regards to…

01.06.2012
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iGB: A new dawn in Germany

By Dr. Wulf Hambach and Maximilian Riege, Hambach & Hambach, published in iGamingBusiness, issue 74, May/June 2012, p. 19 – 20 Dr. Wulf Hambach and Maximilian Riege of Hambach and Hambach explore the dawn of a new age for online gambling in Germany as Brussels looks at the country’s gaming law landscape For several months,…

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…

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…