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Latest German court ruling offers protection to online gamblers

August 1, 2016 News & Reports

By Gaming Intelligence

Germany’s controversial State Treaty on Gambling has suffered yet another blow after a court ruled that authorities may not prosecute players for gambling on unlicensed sites.

Last week’s decision overturns the original ruling by the Munich Regional Criminal Court, which had said that Section 285 of the German Criminal Code (Strafgesetzbuch) could be interpreted to mean that no individual may be involved in illegal public gambling.This was seen to set a precedent under which online casino and poker players could be prosecuted, as the State Treaty prohibits these activities. … Continue Reading

WOGLR: Amsterdam Court of Appeal deems poker game of chance

June 9, 2016 News & Reports

By Frank Tolboom, lawyer at Kalff, Katz & Franssen

A recent decision by the Court of Appeal of Amsterdam has overturned a January 2014 District Court ruling, finding that poker is a game chance under the Dutch Betting and Gaming Act 1964. This seems somewhat controversial, particularly given previous case law on the matter. Frank Tolboom of Kalff, Katz & Franssen Attorneys at Law, analyses the decision and relevant case law, and considers the implicasions for the Dutch market.

Read more on the Kalff, Katz & Franssen website.

Dutch government reconfirms classification binary options as a financial instrument

April 8, 2016 News & Reports

By Frank Tolboom, lawyer at Kalff Katz & Franssen, and Joost van den Bogaerd

On 4 April 2016, the Minister of Finance (also on behalf of the State Secretary of Secretary and Justice) published its answers to parliamentary questions on the qualification of binary options as a financial instrument. MPs of the Christian Democratic Party (“CDA”)  again questioned whether binary options should not be qualified and regulated as games of chance rather than financial instruments. In its response the Minister referred to its previous answers of 30 October 2015 in which he already held that binary options are qualified as financial instruments in accordance with the European Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID). As such the Netherlands Authority of Financial Markets (“AFM”) is responsible for supervision of binary options, according to the Minister of Finance. … Continue Reading

Chambers Global: Awards 2016

March 30, 2016 News & Reports

Quirino, Justin, Santiago and Wulf were also awarded by Chambers Global for the year 2016. Read here what is said about the four Gaminglaw.eu founders and their skills: … Continue Reading

Gaming Intelligence: German media association chief calls for leadership from the federal government

March 18, 2016 News & Reports

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 strong consensus in favour of a liberalised German gambling market. With the European Court of Justice finally ruling that the model supported by the state lottery monopolies contravenes European Union law and infringement proceedings likely to follow, politicians seem to have finally woken up to the need for action. … Continue Reading

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