Welcome to the latest issue of TIME Law News, which informs you about current developments in German and international law in the TIME sectors Telecommunications – IT – Media & Entertainment, with a special focus on gambling law.
Read the latest edition of the TIME Law News 1/2022 here
By Yannick Skulski, Hambach & Hambach law firm
Holders of the new licenses for online slots and poker in Germany are likely to find their advertising options limited. with the affiliate , influencer and out-of-home channels all subject to restrictions.
This article concerning advertising in Germany, written by Yannick Skulski, Senior Associate at Hambach & Hambach, is an excerpt from the KPMG report which was published after the KPMG Malta Gaming eSummit took place in Malta on 24 May 2022.
Read the whole KPMG report here.
By Wulf Hambach, Yannick Skulksi, Phillip Beumer and Christian Reidel, published in G3 Magazine
In Germany, GameDuell, spitch.tv and esports.com are offering their products outside the scope of the German Gambling Regulation, resulting in a new co-regulation initiative, which started in Germany but will probably further unfold in other EU markets like Spain, where new regulatory changes related to a responsible gambling decree are upcoming.
Read the whole article as pdf.
Source: G3 Magazine
By Justin Franssen and Dr. Alan Littler, Kalff Katz & Franssen
It is now more than a decade since Dr Alan Littler and Justin Franssen addressed the question of “How should we define ‘strict control’?”, in European Gaming Lawyer, regarding the circumstances in which Member States can award an exclusive licence for gambling services without any form of competition. This question is one which continues to feed debate, and a recent piece by Dr Alan Littler looks back at what has happened in the intervening time whilst coupling this question with a look at the potential tripwires for gambling monopolists; advertising and the generation of revenues for good causes. These considerations can be found in Monopolies and their Control: Place between Conflicting Objectives? by clicking here.
By Marese O’Hagan
The Bonn Regional Court has upheld a judgement imposed by the Euskirchen District Court on 31 May to dismiss a claim from a player to recoup losses that occurred before online gambling was legalised.
The plaintiff had played online casino games from an operator based in Malta, before Germany’s Fourth State Treaty on Gambling (GlüNeuRStV) was implemented. The GlüNeuRStV allowed online slots and poker to be offered in Germany for the first time.
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