By Sarah Harman and Martin Kuebler (editor), published on www.dw-world.de (Deutsche Welle)
People who play online poker in Germany are operating in a gray zone. Internet gambling is technically forbidden, but it’s almost never prosecuted. The lure of easy money is too much for many people to resist. (…)
Please read the complete article on www.dw-world.de (Deutsche Welle)
By Daniel MacAdam, published on GamblingCompliance.com
The German Federal Administrative Court, based in Leipzig, yesterday upheld the legality of Germany’s ban on internet sports betting as it handed victory to Bavaria’s authorities over online betting giant Bwin.
It also neutered the firm’s East German betting licence, which Bwin had argued entitled it to offer nationwide sports betting, judging instead that it is only valid for land-based betting in the region of Saxony.
But Bwin.Party was joined by local lawyers yesterday in arguing that the ruling has already been overtaken by political events. … Continue Reading
by Thibault Verbiest & Pascal Reynaud, Ulys law firm
Skill games for money are becoming more and more popular in France on the internet. But is it legal? This is the question we are trying to answer below.
Concerning the legal framework of skill games in France, we should first say that there is no specific law on that topic. Four laws provide the legal framework of the game of chance or bingo, and sometimes give some information concerning skill games: the 1983 Act concerning the prohibition of games of chance; the 1836 Act concerning the prohibition of bingo; the 2010 Act concerning the opening of on line game of chance; and article 121-36 of the Consumer Code concerning the legality of specific games of chance during sales promotion. … Continue Reading
By James Bennett, published at egrmagazine.com
The European Commission has ruled Schleswig-Holstein’s draft gambling law as compliant with EU law, giving Germany’s northernmost state the green light to pass a bill this summer and the licensing process to begin as early as this autumn, eGaming Review has learned.
A Betfair spokesman called the Commission’s approval a “decisive step” and told eGaming Review it would apply for a licence there if and when the bill was passed. bwin.party’s co-chief executive Norbert Teufelberger told this publication last month the newly merged business would apply for a licence, while John Shepherd, director of corporate communications, said: “Our position has not changed. If the Schleswig-Holstein law is passed, we will apply for a licence.” … Continue Reading
By Quirino Mancini*
It could hardly be disputed that when it comes to remote gaming (such notion including Internet, mobile and interactive tv), the Italian market is at present the most, and probably also the best, regulated gaming environment across Europe. So much so, that the basic principles of the Italian regulatory model combining the possibility to offer quite a wide range of remote gaming services to the requirement of doing it only and strictly under the scope of a locally-granted licence, have been replicated also across the Alps by other jurisdictions (notably France and Denmark) … Continue Reading
