The Chinese shopping platform Temu often offers extreme bargains from every conceivable product category - from fashion to electronics and leisure items to home furnishings. However, the offers are repeatedly criticised for being too cheap, too unsafe and often misleading. Now advertising is also increasingly coming under scrutiny, with gambling-like elements designed to provide manipulative incentives to buy.
According to study data from the Federal Centre for Health Education (BZgA), around 430,000 people in Germany are affected by problematic gambling behaviour or a gambling addiction. So far, young male adults up to the age of 25 have been among the largest risk group. Researcher Dr Tobias Hayer has published a book entitled ‘Glücksspielprobleme im Alter’ (Gambling problems in old age) with new and exciting findings.
A total of over 270,000 player bans are currently active in the nationwide player ban file OASIS. With the exception of around 10,000 players, all players have blocked themselves. This is according to an answer from the Hessian Ministry of the Interior to a parliamentary question from the FDP parliamentary group in the state parliament.
During a raid in Hamburg a few days ago, police officers were astonished when they discovered an illegal gaming machine at a hairdresser's. The machine was also found at other locations. Police and employees of the Hamburg-Mitte district office also made finds at other checkpoints. A similar raid took place in Düsseldorf at the beginning of May.
A 72-year-old pensioner claims to have won more than 2.5 million dollars at a US casino. According to her statement, however, the casino in question refuses to pay out the million-dollar prize and ultimately only offers a mini-compensation of 350 dollars. But why is the renowned casino refusing to pay out the winnings and what are the player's chances of success?
The Republic of Uzbekistan is legalising online gambling from next year. The approximately 37 million inhabitants of Uzbekistan will then probably not only be able to legally gamble in online casinos, but also place sports bets online and take part in lotteries. But why did the President of Uzbekistan sign a decree to this effect a few weeks ago?
With a lottery win of tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands or even millions of euros, the doors are wide open for the purchase of many beautiful things. A study initiated by the EuroJackpot, which focuses on recording unpopular investments from lottery winnings, has produced some interesting results: yachts, works of art, beauty surgeries and other ‘classics’ are out!
Tipbet is one of the oldest online sports betting providers in the world. It has been active in many European countries for more than 20 years. Currently, however, the bookie's business seems to be largely flat. The MGA has withdrawn its licence - and the website cannot be accessed. This is due to breaches of regulatory provisions in numerous points of the licence agreement.
ZEAL Network SE, which until recently was still known as Tipp24 SE, published its business figures for the first quarter at the beginning of the month. According to the figures, the Hamburg-based e-commerce group was able to increase its turnover by around a third within a year. But what are the reasons for the extremely positive development of the company's turnover?
A brand new open banking payment option has been available at JackpotPiraten for almost a month now. The operators have named this white-labelled solution ‘Sofort überweisen’. But how well has this new payment method been received by JackpotPiraten casino players and is this option even secure?
Cooperations and mergers of brands or entire companies are not unusual in the iGaming industry - just like in any other business sector. Apparat Gaming has now announced that it will be working with edict egaming in the future. For the players of this world, this should above all mean more choice and variety. Apparat is continuing its long-standing expansion.
For many gambling enthusiasts, the legal gambling market is currently not really attractive. The strict player protection measures such as the minimum playing time of five seconds or the autospin ban often restrict slot fans. However, the black market is becoming increasingly ‘dangerous’ for casino players. Why? Quite simply, more and more banks and payment service providers are reporting suspicious gambling transactions to the police.
A coalition agreement was recently reached between four parties in the Netherlands. One of the results of this is an increase in gambling tax to a whopping 37.8 per cent. At 30.5 percent, our neighbours' tax rates are already quite high by European standards. The industry and corresponding associations are particularly concerned about a possible strengthening of the black market.
Just over a year ago, three men unsuccessfully attempted to rob a casino in Vienna. A few days ago, they had to answer for the offence in court and were each sentenced to several years in prison. In today's article, we reveal why a shot was fired during the failed robbery and why the perpetrators did not succeed in making any loot.
In April, the Dutch House of Representatives voted in favour of a ban on online advertising for games of chance and even a complete ban on slots. In fact, the majority of those involved were in favour of banning all forms of targeted promotions on the internet and also in favour of banning slot machines. The latter are regarded as ‘high-risk games’.
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