G3 Newswire: A Silver Bullett

By Dr. Wulf Hambach and Yannick Skulski

The New State Treaty has been criticised by the President of State Constitutioinal Court for being rather than a political compromise a bullet proof legally compliant solution.

Gambling legislation in Germany falls within the competence of the federal states. That is why all 16 German federal states have agreed on an Interstate Treaty on Gambling to establish a homogeneous Gambling regulation. The current Interstate Treaty entered into force in 2012 and will cease to be in force by the end of June this year. One of the central provisions in the current treaty is the internet ban of § 4 paragraph 4 GlüStV, which is equally disputed in the industry and between legal experts.

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iGB: DVTM agrees self-regulatory ad model for S-H licensees

The German Association of Telecommunications and Media (DVTM) has finalised a new self-regulatory framework for advertising by Schleswig-Holstein licensed operators on the country’s free-to-air TV channels.

Agreed following negotiations between the DVTM, the state Ministry of the Interior and federal advertising association the Zentralband der deutschen Werbewirtschaft (ZAW), it limits the state’s online casino licensees to 17,000 minutes of air time per month.

This would ensure a proportional representation of online casino providers in TV advertising, the DVTM, which counts eight of the state’s 11 licensees among its members, explained.

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iGB: Hamburg files complaints against trio of igaming operators

The Hamburg Ministry of the Interior and Sport has filed complaints against a trio of online gambling operators, which it claims have violated the prohibition on online gaming in the country.

The case is now with the Hamburg Public Prosecutor, which will be tasked with making a decision whether to pursue it.

While the Ministry would not confirm the companies named in the complaint, local media has reported that GVC’s bwin, Tipico and Bet3000 are the operators in question. The trio have been accused of illegally offering online casino and sports betting to players in the country.

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Founders of GL.eu listed in “ExpertGuides”

The founders of GL.eu are listed in the Gaming and Gambling section as “Best of the Best Top 30” of Legal Media Group’s “Expert Guides” who has been an invaluable and indispensable source of guidance for in-house counsel in large corporations worldwide, since its inception in 1994. These practice area guides are designed primarily for individuals who require access to World’s leading practitioners in specific areas of law for the purpose of instruction on an international basis.

Webinar: Germany and its new regulatory regime – market opening or market closing?

Wulf Hambach will speak together with Georg Gubo from Greentube and Rolf Karpenstein in a iGB webinar about “Germany and its new regulatory regime – market opening or market closing?” on 6 May 2020 at 3:00pm BST

To attend and to see all information about the webinar here.