FIFA World Cup – from Germany 2006 to the Kick Off in South Africa in June 2010
Will Advertising for Sport betting be as difficult in S.A. as it was in Germany in 2006?
A Report by South African and International Gaming Law Specialist Garron Whitesman from Cape Town and German Gaming Lawyer Wulf Hambach
When the FIFA World Cup kicked off in Germany on 9th June 2006 TV viewers saw not only a German team being in great shape against Costa Rica but they also watched on German TV betting advertising clips e. g. for the Austrian licensed and RTL owed sports betting company Starbet. Only one week after the kick off, the Starbet advertising was banned from TV due to a court order arguing with the German state monopoly on soccer betting. … Continue Reading


