WHO’s WHO LEGAL 2014: Wulf Hambach chosen as Leading Lawyer and identified as ‘True Leader’

Dr. Wulf Hambach has this year been chosen once again as one of a select group of Leading Lawyers who stand out for their expertise on a global level. He was already ranked in 2013 as the “Most Highly Regarded Individual in the Gaming & Gambling section” in THE INTERNATIONAL WHO’s WHO of SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT LAWYERS.

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“At Hambach & Hambach, co-founding and managing partner Wulf Hambach heads the regulatory and licensing practise and is a ‘true leader’ on gaming and betting matters in the German market.”

Future iGaming Conference

Host: WBR

Date: 2 – 4 December 2014

Location: London, UK

http://igaming.wbresearch.com/

Regulating Online Gambling in the EU- Recommendation 2014/478/EU on Player Protection- Where Do We Go From Here?

Host: Kalff Katz & Franssen & Queen Mary University of London

Date: 25 November 2014

Location: Paris, France

http://www.law.qmul.ac.uk/events/items/141010.html

German Online Casinos Brace for 2015 VAT Hit

by Daniel Mcadam

Financial Blocking: Will data retention have to be extended?

By Peter Langenbach

Experts think that payment blocking in the context of online gambling will not be able to be implemented

Potsdam, October 2014. Whilst the Conference of the Minister Presidents of the German Federal States will meet this week to discuss, among other issues, the Inter-State Treaty on Gambling and its implementation in Germany, a series of gambling providers are facing massive repression by the Federal States. The States intend to ban gambling offers on the internet, if necessary by blocking payment transactions – an instrument which, it is remarkable to note, has been advocated by the representatives of the state-run lottery associations, such as Michel Burkert, who plays a leading role in the Deutsche Lotto- und Totoblock, is the manager of Saarland-Sporttoto GmbH, and who wants to prevent transfers of funds to other countries. In plain language: Banks, credit card companies, payment providers are intended to interrupt the monetary flows between players and online gambling providers, even if they are licensed in the EU. This is the widespread theory. … Continue Reading