WOGLR: German casinos struggle in the face of modern gaming

Player migration to internet adds to land-based casino woes

By Dr. Wulf Hambach, Partner at Hambach & Hambach law firm

Whereas the private land-based casino of Berlin (Novomaticowned, for many years the partner casino of PokerStars European Poker Tour) is celebrating its No. 1 ranking as the strongest casino of Germany in terms of revenue (gross profit in 2012: 84,4 million Euro; annual growth: 8.5%) the Bavarian state casinos are all facing huge problems. For years now, Bavarian liberal and green politicians as well as the Bavarian Supreme Audit Office have been requesting drastic consequences up to and including the closing of individual casinos. However, Bavaria is certainly not the only case….

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(we will publish the whole article on gaminglaw.eu on 28 November)

Online slots take bite out of Italy’s ‘bleak’ regulated online poker market

by Peter Amsel, CalvinAyre.com

The Italian-facing division of Greek lottery and gaming operator Intralot has jazzed up its website. The new Intralot.it site has been redesigned so that registered customers will be presented with all their visual preferences immediately upon login, regardless of the device used to access the site. The site also features a new Live Betting user interface, which Intralot Italia managing director Bruno Lener says is part of its commitment “to constantly provide our customers … Continue Reading

Joint Cocktail Reception with IMGL – Impressions

More than 100 key figures from the gaming and gambling industry enjoyed again a fantastic night at the Gran Hotel La Florida for this years joint cocktail reception of GamingLaw.eu and The International Masters of Gaming Law

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Pay-to-Play Fantasy Sports can be legal in Germany

Ground breaking federal court decision in Germany in favor of Germany´s famous web portal www.bild.de – legal expertise compiled by Hambach & Hambach:

For more information please contact the co-author of the Fantasy Sports Legal Study, Dr. Wulf Hambach (contact details)

Please click here for the official press release in German:

http://www.bverwg.de/presse/pressemitteilungen/pressemitteilung.php?jahr=2013&nr=73

Dutch Regulation Insight: Server Requirements

Alan Littler (Kalff Katz & Franssen) and Esteban van Goor (PwC Amsterdam) have recently published a brief article about the implications of requiring remote gaming licensees to locate their servers within the Netherlands as proposed by the draft bill of May 2013. The article, “Dutch Regulation Insight: Server Requirements” was published in iGamingBusiness, Issue 82 of 2013.

Find the published article here.