Lotto is the Germans' favourite game of chance - and even in our classic 6aus49, enormous sums can be won. Internationally, however, there are several other draws that offer considerably larger jackpots and even better chances of winning. One of these is the Spanish Christmas lottery ‘El Gordo’. Every year, thousands of Germans also take part online - and every year there are urgent warnings against such participation, which is actually illegal. In 2024, it seems to be starting particularly early.
Gambling has traditionally not been easy in the Arab world. Although they are popular in society, they are considered taboo under Islamic law. The United Arab Emirates has been positioning itself as a pioneer with a new, more pragmatic and business-orientated approach to this sensitive issue for several years now. In the summer of this year, the local regulatory authority finally granted a lottery licence to a local company. Another milestone followed at the end of October: Aristocrat Gaming became the first legal slot and gaming technology provider in the country to be granted a licence.
There are numerous casinos in Europe that can look back on a long history but still keep their finger on the pulse of the times. The Grand Casino Baden in the eponymous town in the Swiss canton of Aargau is undoubtedly one of the best-known representatives of this genre in the German-speaking world. It is about to celebrate an important anniversary. However, there is a serious structural problem: the ceiling in the listed Kursaal building is in danger of collapsing and cannot be replaced without further ado.
For October 2024, the German Gambling Association once again took the trouble to analyse which online slots generated the highest turnover on the JackpotPiraten and BingBong platforms that month. We remember some of the titles from the top list in September. But did Halloween slots or perhaps even Christmas slots make it into the DGGS list in October?
The EGR Operator Awards are regarded as the Oscars of the gaming sector. Every year, innovative solutions and market-leading products and services in the industry are honoured here. One company in particular stood out in numerous categories in 2024: Kaizen Gaming, the parent company of Betano, won several awards. Although the event is primarily aimed at the industry, the results naturally also show us players where it might be worth taking a closer look.
A well-known German rapper recently reported that he had turned down a lucrative casino deal. According to the report, the artist was offered almost 60,000 euros per month by an online casino for a bit of live streaming. But which rapper is it and what are the reasons for the deal being turned down?
Gambling is an interesting and important field of research. Its prevalence and (potential) problems are regularly the subject of specific surveys. This is also the case in Switzerland, where a study was recently published according to which an impressive 67 per cent of citizens have already used such services in their lives. In terms of the exact year of the study, the figure is slightly lower, but still considerably higher than the comparable figure in Germany. The trends for dangerous gambling behaviour are similar in both countries - despite different approaches to player protection.
The British player protection organisation GambleAware published its list of donations for the first quarter of this year a few days ago. According to this, GambleAware benefited from donations totalling the equivalent of just over 350,000 euros during this period. But how satisfactory is such an amount in view of the fact that several gambling companies, some of them worth billions, could donate?
The documentary ‘Attack on amateur football - the greed of the betting industry’, which was shown on ARD on 19 August 2024 after the DFB Cup broadcast, has caused a considerable stir: both parts of the betting industry and the sport have drawn the consequences. Now the controversy has moved to a new level: the German Sports Betting Association accuses the report of misleading viewers.
The founder of the British airline easyJet recently launched a new sports betting brand on the market. The offer is initially only aimed at players from the UK. But what are the reasons that prompted the easyJet founder to enter the betting business and when will German betting customers be able to register with EasyBet?
Illegal gambling seems to be practically omnipresent. There are heaps of unregulated casinos or betting providers on the Internet - and in the real world, too, new reports of shady sports matches, casinos operating in the black or manipulated gambling are published almost daily. The police in Frankfurt am Main recently launched a special operation in response to the increasing number of unauthorised gaming machines in the city. They destroyed no fewer than 45 of these hacked machines to send out a clear signal.
One of the declared main objectives of any gambling licence system is to encourage as many users as possible to use precisely those casinos, betting providers, lotteries, etc. that are licensed in the respective country. The so-called channelling rate, which shows how high this proportion is, is therefore one of the most important indicators of the success or failure of a regulatory project. This is also the case in the Netherlands, where new figures have recently been published showing that more than a respectable 87 per cent of players gamble legally.
A few days ago, there was a large-scale raid in tranquil East Frisia and Friesland involving the police, customs and the public prosecutor's office. A total of around 400 officers were involved in the operation. But were any arrests made during the large-scale raid and what evidence was seized?
US gambling companies are known for making a grand entrance - especially when they come from Las Vegas. BetMGM, a digital bookmaker and online casino whose platform belongs to the legendary MGM Resorts International with dozens of entertainment hotels in the USA and worldwide, is undoubtedly a prime example of this genre. For some time now, the company has also been focussing on European markets. The brand recently went live in Sweden with a wide range of innovative offers. But that is not the end of the story. In fact, the company is also active in Germany in a slightly different form.
A man in Dornstadt near Ulm caused several tens of thousands of euros worth of damage while parking. After manoeuvring back and forth several times, the 57-year-old accidentally stepped on the accelerator and drove at high speed into an amusement arcade in front of the car.
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