A brutal robbery attempt took place a few days ago in Osterholz in Bremen. During the night from the 11th. to the 12th. July 2022 a perpetrator, who till now has not been identified, attempted to rob the casino and shot the employee working there several times. The criminal police are now looking for any witnesses and an intensive search for perpetrator is being carried out.
An American Greek consortium of companies will build the largest casino in Europe. The casino complex will be built on the former airport grounds on the wonderful coast of the Saronic Golf. But what can the visitors here look forward to and when can we expect it to open?
Exactly a year after the new State Gambling Act (GlüStV) came into force, the German National Gambling Authority brought on board a renowned expert in gambling rights. Since the 1st. of July 2022, Nadja Wierzejewski is managing the department for combatting illegal gambling on the internet and advertisements for it. But is Wierzejewski suitable for this post?
A man who had made a payment of 3000 Euro in an online casino requested the money back through his bank a short while later. However, the credit institute did not accept this request. Thus, this case ended in court in Munich. However, the judge did not accept the customer ‘s request. The latter claimed the deposit money back through the bank. The customer must therefore bear the costs.
As the “WirtschaftsWoche” reported around two weeks ago, the successful Youtuber Ron Bielecki is being investigated. Among other things, the 23-year-old is being accused of organising illegal gambling. But what has Bielecki actually done and which fine can he be expected to receive?
With its judgement of the 10th. of May 2022 the Administrative Court Düsseldorf has immediately revoked two prohibition orders against casino operators. The gambling providers were previously forbidden from organising public gambling on the internet, as well as from advertising for gambling. But why were the prohibition orders revoked by the court after such a long time?
The Scandinavian Gambling Group Kindred Group plc will in the coming days pull out its flagship brand Unibet from the German market. Since some time, no new players could register on the platform anymore. But what are the reasons, that Unibet will stop operations in Germany?
In the past weeks there was the widely advertised casino event of Ron Bielecki. Present for Ron’s Casino Night among other guests was the Streamer MontanaBlack. Around 60,000 Euro were won during the battle. However, there were several complaints from the fans during the course of the event. Was Ron’s Casino Night therefore a Flop?
A few days ago, an interesting interview with inscope21 was published on the You tube channel of Tim Gabel (669,000 subscribers). The nearly 30-minute conversation was nearly all about casino streams and the negative effects of gambling. Is it worth viewing?
There seems to be an upward trend in the controversial taxation of virtual slot machines. The German Tax Authority has already made several hundred million Euro from online gambling. Quite soon the tax revenue could reach billions – can this still be fair for the individual player?
The British Organisation for player protection has commissioned a new study about gambling. During this study the researchers concluded that low earners are often involved in excessive online gambling and are thus affected by the relevant losses. Besides this, the NatCen-Study reveals the time and money every slot machine player spends on gambling on average in a year.
In view of the increase in the number of complaints by the players, several online gambling providers are going on the offensive. If we take Germany, in the past two years there were more than 1000 player complaints against online casinos with a Maltese licence. Reclaiming the losses suffered seems to have taken the root as a business model for some start-ups.
A short while ago a Twitch-Fan had started an online petition against casino streams. The aim is to motivate the operators to ban illegal gambling streams from the platform. How successful has the petition been and will Twitch feel motivated to completely ban casino streams?
As it was announced around two weeks ago, the maximum stake limit allowed for every game round in Greece has increased significantly. Till now players could make a maximum stake of two Euro per game round. This amount will be increased tenfold with immediate effect. But what is the reason for this sudden increase of the stake limit from 2 to 20 Euro?
Once again there are bad news for the casino operator Crown Resorts. The Gambling Authority of the Australian Federal State of Victoria has imposed a two -digit-million fine on the company because of illegal financial transactions. But what is the company which is based in Melbourne in Australia being accused of?