GamblingCompliance: Bwin.Party Shrugs Off German Court Defeat

June 14, 2011 News & Reports

By Daniel MacAdam, published on GamblingCompliance.com

Bwin.Party has brushed off a ruling from Germany’s highest administrative court that internet sports betting is illegal and pointed instead to fast-moving political events set to come to a head next week.

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

IMGL Autumn Conference 2011

14th - 16th September 2011 Events

Join the world’s top gaming attorneys, regulators, compliance officers, executives and educators in beautiful Vienna, Austria to further your knowledge and contacts in gaming law.

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EiG – The 10th Annual European iGaming Congress and Expo

19th - 22nd September 2011 Events

Join .com and .country iGaming leaders in the new home of iGaming! Plugging you into the heart of Italy, Europe’s fastest growing market, EiG celebrates its 10th birthday by moving to Milan and offering an even more exciting experience than ever…

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Combating Cybercrime @ EiG

19th September 2011 Events

An invaluable and ‘must-attend’ resource for all those in charge of fraud, payments, security, player protection and compliance at iGaming companies, Combating Cybercrime is a proven favourite and now it is even easier for you to be there and at the world’s biggest and most important iGaming event – EiG!

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International Gaming Law Summit

29th - 30th November 2011 Events

2011-2012 is once again a big year for gaming in Europe, with big changes to the regulated markets. The European Commission has recently published a Green Paper which is the first step towards harmonization, whilst Spain, Germany and Greece have become the latest hotspots for operators looking to increase there customer base.

With betting operators such as Partygaming and Bwin combining forces, M&A has been revived as a strategy to increase liquidity and profitability, whilst the numbers of smaller successful operators are growing daily. This is an exciting time for the gaming industry, the legal issues are huge, but with them bring big commercial opportunities. Market entrance strategies for European operators entering the US market and vice versa are on the tip of everyone’s tongue, and Eastern Europe and the emerging markets looks certain to be the one subject where the whole industry will be looking at with anticipation and impending opportunity.

Join us once again at C5’s highly acclaimed annual International Gaming Law Summit 2011, where you will hear senior heavyweights of the gaming industry discuss, debate and strategise for the coming year ahead. Build your business strategy by hearing directly from the experts at the once conference your colleagues – and competitors – need to attend during the shakeup of gambling laws and regulations across Europe.

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