MANCINI ELECTED PRESIDENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL MASTERS OF GAMING LAW.

Quirino Mancini, equity partner and Head of the Gaming & Gambling practice at Tonucci & Partners, has been elected in London the new president of the International Masters of Gaming Law (IMGL), the leading international association gathering lawyers, advisors and academics from across the globe active in the gaming and gambling industry. With over 20 years of history and a global reach, the IMGL plays an essential role as both the main reference and source of ongoing professional update for the whole industry including videogames and betting on e-sports. Quirino was one of just two European co-founders of the IMGL when it was established New York City more than twenty years ago.

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TIME Law News 1/2022

Welcome to the latest issue of TIME Law News, which informs you about current developments in German and international law in the TIME sectors Telecommunications – IT – Media & Entertainment, with a special focus on gambling law.

Read the latest edition of the TIME Law News 1/2022 here

KPMG Summit – Advertising in Germany: What lies ahead for the licensees?

By Yannick Skulski, Hambach & Hambach law firm

Holders of the new licenses for online slots and poker in Germany are likely to find their advertising options limited. with the affiliate , influencer and out-of-home channels all subject to restrictions.

This article concerning advertising in Germany, written by Yannick Skulski, Senior Associate at Hambach & Hambach, is an excerpt from the KPMG report which was published after the KPMG Malta Gaming eSummit took place in Malta on 24 May 2022.

Read the whole KPMG report here.

Beyond the Scope

By Wulf Hambach, Yannick Skulksi, Phillip Beumer and Christian Reidel, published in G3 Magazine

In Germany, GameDuell, spitch.tv and esports.com are offering their products outside the scope of the German Gambling Regulation, resulting in a new co-regulation initiative, which started in Germany but will probably further unfold in other EU markets like Spain, where new regulatory changes related to a responsible gambling decree are upcoming.

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Source: G3 Magazine

Taking a look again at the control of gambling monopolies

By Justin Franssen and Dr. Alan Littler, Kalff Katz & Franssen

It is now more than a decade since Dr Alan Littler and Justin Franssen addressed the question of “How should we define ‘strict control’?”, in European Gaming Lawyer, regarding the circumstances in which Member States can award an exclusive licence for gambling services without any form of competition. This question is one which continues to feed debate, and a recent piece by Dr Alan Littler looks back at what has happened in the intervening time whilst coupling this question with a look at the potential tripwires for gambling monopolists; advertising and the generation of revenues for good causes. These considerations can be found in Monopolies and their Control: Place between Conflicting Objectives? by clicking here.