Gradually even more operators of online gambling are receiving the much-desired German licence. Meanwhile the official whitelist in Table 8 already lists nine entries under “providers for virtual slot machines”. But which providers hold a German licence and thus may offer a complete and legal slot machine service?
Christian_1994
This year’s Gamescom took place between the 24th. and the 28th. August in Cologne, Germany. However, on the side-lines of this year’s world’s largest computer and video games fair there was a physical altercation between several Twitch-Stars. The Casino-Streamers orangemorange, Scurrows and self-proclaimed “Casino-Opponent“ Tanzverbot were involved. But how did the situation escalate to a point that at the end those involved come to blows?
Christian_1994
Several British gambling providers are currently being accused of a massive data abuse. The providers who are involved seem to have passed on the data of quite a number of users to third parties. They wanted to win back players with problematic gambling behaviour. The British Data Protection Authority is now investigating this issue.
Christian_1994
The issue of sport betting for online casinos has long been the topic of hefty discussions. Whilst some push for a general advertising ban for all sorts of gambling activities, others clearly wish for more liberal regulations. A study which was published recently has now concluded that sports betting advertisements resulted in the fans undertaking higher stakes.
Christian_1994
Even more lawyers are trying to enforce the business approach of “playing without risk”. They encourage unsuccessful casino players to request a reimbursement of the losses they suffered when playing in an online casino. Whilst some courts are siding with players who are suing, others are refusing the claim for refund – and this is the case of a decision of the seventh chamber of the District Court Wuppertal a few weeks ago.
Christian_1994
Around a year ago, we at GambleJoe had reported that the Twitch-Streamer “xQc” had lost the sum of one million in online gambling within a month. After taking a short break, “xQc” has now been showing casino streams regularly since May 2022. It has now been divulged, how much money the Canadian has allegedly spent in the Stake Casino.
Christian_1994
Unibet and Stakelogic Live will open a new live casino studio in The Netherlands. This was recently announced by the software providers Stakelogic during a press conference. The Dutch players can look forward to the latest camera, transmission and microphone technologies. But can gambling enthusiasts from other countries profit from the new live casino studio?
Christian_1994
A recent judgement by the Austrian Supreme Court will not go down well with the online gambling provider PokerStars. The judges condemned the providers to pay back the gambling stakes to the player who sued them. These came up to around 1.6 million Euro. But how could it be possible that a single player had lost such a high amount when playing at PokerStars?
Christian_1994
Since the new State Gambling Act in Germany came into force, there is a deposit limit of 1000 Euro per player across all providers. A few weeks ago, the neighbouring country Belgium followed suit and adjusted its stake limit for online gambling. However, in this case, the new deposit limit is per provider and not valid across all providers.
Christian_1994
According to the Gambling Act of 1935 of Thailand, most forms of games of chance are illegal. However, there is a paragraph in this Act which states that the state can legalise some games and issue a licence for this purpose. Thailand’s government is now considering legalising some forms of gambling with the aim of increasing the state revenue.
Christian_1994
In March the District Court of Osnabrück had already ordered a Malta-licensed online casino to refund several thousand Euro to a player. However, despite the legally binding court judgement the casino has still not refunded the money. But why has the casino operator ignored the court judgement?
Christian_1994
Prominent online gambling operator LeoVegas has received a financial penalty from the to the tune of £ 1,320,000 (€ 1.6m).
EstherSmith
In mid-May of this year, the competent authority finally issued the first German licence for virtual slot machines. The company which had pre-emptively applied for the necessary licence was the Mernov Betriebsgesellschaft mbH. In the meantime, the company has been renamed. But who is behind the company which managed to acquire the first German casino licence in Germany?
Christian_1994
The Gambling Authority responsible for all regions in Germany (GGL), which is based in Halle (Saale), will be accepting anonymous referrals to help it in its drive to combat illegal gambling. For this purpose, the Authority has set up a referral portal where those who are infringing the law can be reported anonymously. But how successful will the new anonymous whistle blower portal of the GGL be?
Christian_1994
Climate change, Corona, war in Europe, inflation und now even the gas crisis. We are living in a time which is full of crisis. Many people are already worried about the situation in the cold winter months. Since gas from Russia is being provided in limited quantities, the situation with the gas market is getting worse. But what effects are the multiple crisis situations we are living in leaving on the behaviour of people when gambling?
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