Gambling Compliance: German Jackpot Sparks Lottoland Confrontation
by Daniel Macadam
A €14m jackpot won by a German player on Lottoland, the fast-growing secondary lottery website, has prompted criticism from the country’s state-owned lotteries which see the company as an “illegal” competitor.
Gibraltar-based Lottoland announced last week that a customer named Michael from near Dresden had won the prize betting on Germany’s popular 6aus49 lottery.
In response, state-owned Lotto Baden-Württemberg warned that customers who use websites like Lottoland may think they are buying a lottery ticket, but they are actually betting on the outcome of a lottery draw.
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