One Country, Two Sets of Laws – Sports Gaming Summit at Schwielowsee: Gaming providers expect a chaotic year – will further federal states follow the Schleswig-Holstein model?

Potsdam/Werder, in March 2012. One question has continuously been hovering in the background: What will Brussels say? Anticipating a statement from the European Commission on the so-called E-15 Draft for a new inter-state treaty on gambling (GlüStV) which has been initiated by all German federal states with the exception of Schleswig-Holstein, more than 100 top representatives from the gaming sector, media and sports met at Schwielowsee near Potsdam for the Sports Gaming Summit organised by the trade magazine Sponsors http://www.sponsors.de to discuss the current market and legal situation.

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Schleswig-Holstein Rejects Gambling Demolition Bill

Presentations from Gaminglaw.eu in London

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Publication by Justin Franssen and Frank Tolboom: “Dutch Gaming Authority installed ahead of opening up remote gaming market”

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

Webinar: The latest intelligence on gambling law for successful expansion in established and emerging European markets

This is a free-to-download, 1 hour webinar replay.

The leading industry lawyers will provide you with the information you need when preparing for market entry.

• Discover how the Spanish market is fairing as it implements online gaming and establish what your business should be preparing for
• Explore the latest on New State Treaties and understand how they will impact the German licensing platform
• Understand what opportunities are still available in Italy and why you should still join
• Establish the favourable tax regime is in Belgium and potential criticism from land based licensees, so you know what to expect from the market
• Get the latest updates on blacklisting and financial blocking in the Netherlands

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