Workshop Online Poker at the EU Parliament: Does Europe need uniform safety standards? – Experts attest providers effective control mechanisms against fraud attempts

By Ansgar Lange

Brussels, in March 2013. This has never happened before: For the first time, representatives of the European Commission, the European Parliament, national regulators as well as scientists and industry experts met for a workshop on the regulation of the online poker market. Jürgen Creutzmann, member of the European Parliament for the FDP, had extended the invitation to the meeting … Continue Reading

Gaming in Holland Business Drinks in Amsterdam, March 6th

GamingInHolland, the leading Dutch eGaming community on LinkedIn normally organizes some network drinks at ICE, however this year the organizers have decided to schedule them for Wednesday March 6th in Amsterdam at the WTC bar ´de Blauwe Engel´, … … Continue Reading

ACQ 5 Award for Hambach & Hambach

ACQ has announced Hambach & Hambach law firm as the winner of their ACQ 5 Law Award “Advertising Law Firm of the Year 2012” and Dr. Wulf Hambach as “Gaming Lawyer of the Year 2012” in Germany.

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The potential addiction risk of Texas Hold`em Online-Poker

In cooperation with GAMING LAW REVIEW AND ECONOMICS, the TIME Law News edition 01/2013 of Hambach & Hambach law firm is pleased to point you to the article: Measuring and Evaluating the Potential Addiction Risk of the Online Poker Game Texas Hold’em No Limit, published in GAMING LAW REVIEW AND ECONOMICS, Volume 16, Number 12, 2012: (paper free until 12 February 2013) … Continue Reading

Sports Betting, Online Poker & Co.: BGH Refers German Gambling Regulations to the ECJ

by Dr. Wulf Hambach and Maximilian Riege

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 the other federal states? And what happens now that the new Schleswig-Holstein government has decided to join the inter-state treaty after all? Wulf Hambach and Maximilian Riege think that there is a danger of a new negative ruling from Luxembourg. … Continue Reading