We have reported on the booming gambling market in Liechtenstein several times in the recent past. It is no secret that the increasing number of casinos in the country of 40,000 has had a positive effect on the country's financial situation. But is player protection being neglected in the face of millions in tax revenue?
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Gambling advertising has always been a sensitive issue in Germany. But even our neighbours in the Netherlands, after initially letting it slide, have recently been involved in heated discussions about it. In the course of a drastic escalation of advertising activities, they quickly put their money where their mouth is: gambling advertising is now almost completely banned.
Chris_W
A woman from Canada thought she had won US$2,000 on a scratch-off lottery ticket she had bought and was naturally delighted. But then came the shock: instead of the $2,000 she thought she had won, the Californian lottery winner won a whopping $2 million. But how did the mistake happen, and what does the winner plan to do with the million-dollar prize?
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AdmiralBet is well known to many sports betting fans. Now they are entering another gaming segment: The operators of the platform Novo Interactive and LÖWEN ENTERTAINMENT have recently added virtual slot games to their programme. Slots from well-known providers in the German-speaking region are the first to be offered.
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The Joint Gambling Authority of the Federal States (GGL) has revoked an already granted licence from the first gambling company. To be more precise, Tipster Limited's permission to organise sports betting on the internet and in stationary operations was revoked with the announcement of a corresponding notice. But why did tipster lose the German licence again so quickly?
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Reports of lawsuits against online casinos in which customers successfully recover lost stakes are now commonplace. Many of the gaming platforms involved offered their services under licence in Malta before the GlüStV 2021 came into force - and some still do. Now, the Maltese government wants to protect the local gambling industry from such claims with a new law.
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A few days ago, the state-owned Toto-Lotto GmbH Baden-Württemberg acquired the sought-after German Gambling Authority licence for virtual slot machines. This permits the lottery company of the region of Baden Württemberg to provide legitimate online slots such as Book of Dead or Ramses Book. Can one already make use of the online casino of Lotto BW?
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Online Casinos or sports betting providers which provide their services and do not hold a German licence have long been a thorn in the side for the lawmakers and the tax authorities. This is however a hot issue even in other European countries. In Finland millions of Euros are lost from taxes from illegal games of chance and there is also the problem that many people are gambling addicted. Can a reform help?
Chris_W
Just recently we had reported about an unprecedented increase in the number of match fixings and a similar increase in betting fraud in sport. Now there is a similar suspicion of a case in the handball Bundesliga. An unusually high bet was placed in Southern Europe on a second division game.
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The number of players in Germany who ask to be self-excluded has increased significantly. In May there were around 192,000 persons registered as blocked in OASIS (“Online register player status”). This figure includes both those who ask to be self-excluded and those who are excluded by third parties. The number of blocked players is more than four times as much as it was one and a half years ago. Why were there so many applications in recent months from persons who want to be banned?
Christian_1994
Meanwhile there are hundreds of quotes about games of chance which are more or less accurate. The topic of gambling in quotes is often criticised and the existing dangers are always mentioned. Despite all this we looked up the most common games of chance quotes which every player has heard at one time or another.
Christian_1994
There is massive criticism of games of chance: too much, too public, too dangerous. The “Jahrbuchsucht 2023” (addiction yearbook 2023) has also warned of risks when making using of casino games and sports betting. The yearbook also concludes that there has been a decline in the use of relevant services.
Chris_W
The perimeter advertising at the football stadium in Munich has brought several repercussions for the gambling provider Tipico which is an internationally operating company. What happened? Illegal advertising slogans were displayed on the boards during the match between FC Bayern München and Hertha BSC. What was displayed on the board and what are the consequences for Tipico?
Christian_1994
Sports betting is a huge business – most especially for the bookmakers, but also for the customers. According to a recent report of the Deutschlandfunk there are several criminals. The latter do not “only“ try to trick the bookies but they also influence the game for their betting fraud purposes. During the past year the Swiss analysts from Sportradar registered 1150 rigged games. This is an all-time record!
Chris_W
We are being constantly bombarded with gambling advertising on TV or on the internet. Besides these, several providers sponsor typical activities during sports events. It is not something unusual that the relevant companies advertise and support their services with these offers and means. LÖWEN ENTERTAINMENT has taken an unusual route here: For years the company has supported environment protection – and on several occasions it was honoured for its engagement in this field.
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