VIXIO GamblingCompliance: German State To Appeal Court-Ordered Licensing Halt

By David Altaner

• Conference of state regulators’ influence called non-transparent
• Potential break on €5m deposits not sufficiently disseminated
• Some operators may welcome continuation of limbo

German sports-betting licensing was blocked largely due to the shadowy involvement of a committee of 16 state regulators, according to court statements released on Monday, in a ruling the Darmstadt Council said it will appeal. 

A spokesman for that licensing body said it will appeal a ruling last week that halted it processing applications over complaints the process was opaque and discriminatory.

The Darmstadt Administrative Court stopped the process in part because the Glücksspielkollegium, or conference of 16 state regulators, is involved in the licence awarding process in a way that has not been described in “a sufficiently transparent and comprehensible manner”.

iGaming Business – Let the Games begin… but in slow motion only

By Dr. Wulf Hambach and Yannick Skulski, Hambach & Hambach law firm

After years of chaos and legal disputes, the German federal states have finally decided to open up the internet not only for sports betting, but also for virtual slot machines, casino table games and poker. Wulf Hambach and Yannick Skulski look at the finer details

The new Interstate Treaty on the Revision of Gambling Legislation in Germany (Glücksspielneuregulierungsstaatsvertrag – GlüNeuRStV), scheduled to go into force on 1 July 2021, marks a turning point for the regulation of online gaming in Germany. 

In addition to online sports betting, virtual slot machines, online poker and online casino table games with a bank holder (such as blackjack or roulette) will also be regulated for the first time.

The current draft, to be approved by the minister-presidents of the 16 federal states on 12 March 2020 and ratified by 16 state parliaments, regulates in section 4, paragraph 4, “General provisions on the granting of licences”: 

Chambers Global – founders of GamingLaw.eu awarded again for 2020

The founders of GamingLaw.eu are once again awarded by Chambers Global for 2020. Here are the Chambers Global commentaries that led to this awards again:

KPMG Malta Gaming eSummit 2019: Regulatory Masterclass – Germany and the Netherlands panel session

KPMG Malta Gaming eSummit 2019 – A Summary

The eSummits of KPMG are hosted in Gibraltar, the Isle of Man and Malta, each year. They are invitation only gaming conferences, and are here to provide the industry with thought provoking strategic insight, across a spectrum of themes.

The KPMG eSummit report 2019 will provide the reader with a synopsis of the main room sessions that were shared by market-leading thought leaders on the 26th November 2019 in Malta.

Tonucci & Partners, Asensi Abogados, Hambach & Hambach and Kalff Katz & Franssen are proud partners of the KPGM eSummit. Read the Gaming eSummit Report 2019 here.

See a video of the highlights of the KPMG Malta Gaming eSummit 2019 here:

KPMG Malta Gaming eSummit 2019