Presentations from Gaminglaw.eu in London
Download some presentations from members of the gaminglaw.eu team.
Download some presentations from members of the gaminglaw.eu team.
On 20 December 2011 the Dutch Senate approved the legislative proposal regarding the introduction of the Gaming Authority. The new independent regulatory body will be operational as of 1 April 2012.
Frank Tolboom and Justin Franssen, both part of the “Gaming, Sports and Entertainment” practice group, wrote an article on the subject, which has been published in the winter edition of European Gaming Lawyer, issue 1/2012. The article is entitled “Dutch Gaming Authority installed ahead of opening up remote gaming market”. The article will focus on the objectives, structure and enforcement powers of the new regulatory body and the potential implications for both the offline and remote gaming sector. … Continue Reading
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by Dr. Wulf Hambach and Dr. Stefan Bolay
On 9 November 2011, the 22 year old German Pius Heinz won the WSOP Main Event in Las Vegas and is now the 2011 Poker World Champion. Press and media celebrate him as a new Boris Becker and compare him with Sebastian Vettel. Pius Heinz himself explained his success with four years of real money online poker experience in Germany. Schleswig-Holstein politician Hans-Joern Arp points out that this shows the absurdity of the past and current gambling regulation in Germany: Pius Heinz became a German hero by doing something that is formally prohibited in Germany (see http://isa-casinos.de/gaming/articles/34372.html).
The following shall show the legal consequences for the gambling regulation in Germany in the year 2012 in case that the other Länder will not approach Schleswig-Holstein’s Gaming Reform Act.
by Dr. Wulf Hambach and Dr. Stefan Bolay
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 operators. Dr. Wulf Hambach and Dr. Stefan Bolay, of Hambach & Hambach Rechtsanwälte, analyse the latest developments and discuss how this legal battle has turned into a fierce political debate.
One month after the ratification of the Schleswig-Holstein Gambling Reform Act, on 14 September 2011, which legalises major parts of the online gambling market, Schleswig-Holstein’s leading newspaper Lübecker Nachrichten reported ‘a wave of online gambling operators’ intending to apply for a 2012 remote licence in Schleswig-Holstein and already making deals with regional sports clubs such as VfB Lübeck. What triggered this new wave?
Navigate the new landscape of European gambling laws in a post Green Paper era Back in its 6th blockbusting year, the Legal Gaming in Europe conference is the must attend event for everyone who is looking to cement their position in existing markets or devising a strategy to enter new markets. You’ll hear direct from [...]
Information convention on the new regulation and tendering procedure 2011 has seen Germany engulfed by intense political debate as the EU declared its current gambling restrictions, due to expire 31 December, to clearly be in breach of European Law. The northern most State of Schleswig-Holstein has in the latter part of this year taken its [...]
By Dr. Wulf Hambach Copenhagen/Kiel, in October 2011 – Flashback: 17 December 2010 was a cold pre-Christmas day – whilst outside an icy wind blew around the Kiel parliament building, the conservative-liberal coalition government engaged in a heated debate with the social democrats in the plenary hall. The agitated discussion was triggered during the first [...]
