iGB: Why won’t the ECJ settle the player-losses fight?

By Martin Bjoerck (iGB) Despite years of referrals and rulings, the EU’s top court continues to defer to national judges, leaving operator liability and player-loss claims unresolved across Germany, Austria and beyond. For years, Europe’s gambling industry looked towards Luxembourg in the hope that the European Court of Justice (ECJ) could deliver a decisive answer […]

Global Gaming Expo (G2E) 2023

Host: American Gaming Association Location: Las Vegas, California, USA Date: 9 – 12 October 2023 https://www.globalgamingexpo.com/

Meet the Team

+++ MEET ALL GAMINGLAW.EU MEMBERS AT THE NEXT EVENTS +++ +++ MEET INDIVIDUAL GAMINGLAW.EU MEMBERS AT THE NEXT EVENTS +++ ___________________________________________________________________________ PARTNERS AND FOUNDERS OF GAMINGLAW.EU AND THEIR DIRECT PA CONTACTS Santiago Asensi (Asensi Abogados, Spain) PA to Santiago Asensi: Kerry Ruddle T. + 34 971 90 92 19 E. kerry@asensi.es Dr. Wulf Hambach (Hambach […]

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THE GAMINGLAW.EU FOUNDERS – LEADERS IN THEIR FIELD: The member firms of GamingLaw.eu act, whether individually or collectively, as the first port of call and reference for C-level executives, boardrooms and in-house legal counsels. The member firms of Gaminglaw.eu are advisors to the entire spectrum of companies active in the gaming “ecosystem”: land based and remote gaming […]

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Gambling Compliance: Munich Court Rules German Lottery Monopolies Flout EU Law

November 30, 2017 Uncategorized

By Joe Ewens

A German court has found that the country’s numerous state lottery monopolies are operating in defiance of EU law, emboldening eager private lottery companies seeking to establish a foothold in the lucrative market.

In a judgment announced late last week, the Administrative Court of Munich declared that the land-based lottery monopolies currently in operation in all of the country’s 16 states breached EU’s principles of “freedom to provide services” and the “constitutionally guaranteed freedom of choice”.

… Continue Reading

Meet GamingLaw.eu in Barcelona

June 29, 2017 News & Reports

Barcelona, 5th July

“The five Leading Lawyers who dominate the iGaming World” shall speak in an exclusive WGES panel discussion which will take place at the W Hotel in Barcelona on 5 July 2017 at 2:10pm.

The four partners of GamingLaw.eu will participate in the panel which shall be moderated by lawyer Tal Itzhak Ron.

WGES (World Gaming Executive Summit) is the most exclusive and influential gathering for the online gaming industry, now in its 11th year.

Meet Santiago Asensi, Justin Franssen, Wulf Hambach and Quirino Mancini in Barcelona

New eGaming regulation in Germany

June 27, 2017 News & Reports

Taken from ‘Casino & Gaming International’ magazine, Issue 29 (2017 Q2) – www.cgimagazine.com

The 2nd Inter-State Treaty amending the Inter-State Treaty on Gambling (“ISTG 18”) is the next chapter in a history of failed attempts to regulate the growing gambling market in Germany. Instead of a complete overhaul of the German gaming regulations the federal states opted for “minimally invasive” changes, keeping the failed ISTG from 2012 (“ISTG 12”) mostly in place.

Read the whole article here.

iGaming Business: DFS regulation in the US: how it translates for German market

June 1, 2017 News & Reports

US states are gradually regulating Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS), but how will their decisions and clarifications impact the German market when DFS operators enter? Wulf Hambach, partner at Hambach & Hambach law firm, Germany, examines the potential outcomes.

Fantasy Sports has been extremely popular in the USA for decades. The introduction of Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS) however sparked a fierce debate about the legal nature of those contests.  At the heart of the debate is the question, whether success in DFS depends on chance or on the participants’ skill and if DFS is therefore a game of chance or a skill game. … Continue Reading

Gaming in Holland Conference & Expo 2017

May 18, 2017 News & Reports

6 Reasons Why You Can’t Miss the Gaming in Holland Conference & Expo

The annual Gaming in Holland Conference & Expo is THE place to find out what is happening in the Dutch gaming market; and to meet with local and international executives, industry experts, and service providers.

Here are six more reasons why you can’t afford to miss this event: … Continue Reading

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