Winning millions is the dream of all lottery players. To be provided for and no longer have to look at the budget when making purchases: In order to achieve such privileges, most people actually play 6aus49 and Co. week after week. But what would Germans most likely be able to afford if the big jackpot draw really did take place? This was the question posed by a study recently published by the EuroJackpot lottery. Among other things, it shows that most Germans are drawn to faraway places. Self-employment or other professional values, on the other hand, are less desirable.
The Merkur Casino in the Westphalian spa town of Bad Oeynhausen will be celebrating its 25th anniversary on 26 September 2024 at the ‘Magics’ entertainment centre in Werre Park. The organisers are promising a major ‘red carpet event’ with special prizes, which will even feature stars from the national media landscape. Sylvie Meis and other well-known faces have been announced. The festivities are to last several days. A world star even attended the opening of the original house in 1980.
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been planning to legalise gambling for some time. Initially only intended for tourists, the project has slowly but surely developed further and further. Following the establishment of a regulatory authority in late summer 2023, the time had come at the end of July 2024: gambling arrived in the UAE with the licensing of a nationwide lottery.
Old School RuneScape is an old-school massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), but it still has a lot of fans. Many players simply like the nostalgia factor - but the rewarding long-term gameplay, the deep game world and the community are still convincing. Some particularly appreciate the specific opportunities for player-versus-player (PvP) duels. However, real-money trading and gambling-like methods are a recurring problem for the developer Jagex. New rules are now to ensure that such machinations are curbed.
The new season of the National Football League (NFL) kicks off on the night of 5 to 6 September 2024, and fans and the press are looking forward to an exciting season for which division champions, injury problems, coaching changes, offensive deficits, rising stars and much more are already being hotly debated. But it's not just the sporting side of things that is causing a stir. The fact that the NFL is increasingly open to gambling is also making headlines.
Poker is a business worth millions - but it's not just at the tables of the big tournaments that huge sums are at stake - there is also a lot of money behind the scenes. The latter has just been impressively demonstrated once again when two of the biggest companies in the industry announced a mega-deal: The ‘World Series of Poker’ brand went from owner Caesars Entertainment to NSUS Group Inc, which is primarily known for its online poker platform GGPoker, for the more than handsome sum of USD 500 million. What exactly does this mean?
Paul Gauselmann will be celebrating his 90th birthday on 26 August this year: to mark the occasion, Germany's oldest active gambling entrepreneur is giving a number of interviews, drawing attention to his company with charity campaigns and generally doesn't appear to be getting tired of old age. In an interview with the Rheinische Post newspaper, the Westphalian even chatted about his own gambling habits and said that gambling is not addictive.
TV and print media regularly report on returns from large online retailers that companies can no longer find a use for and are simply destroyed as a result. Mystery pack machines are now another solution to the problem, and one that seems so innovative and exciting that the machines are real customer magnets. The returned goods are dispensed at random for a certain ‘stake amount’.
Advertising and sponsorship by gambling companies is a regular source of debate, and not just in Germany. In fact, there are a particularly large number of such co-operations in England, which are increasingly criticised by addiction experts, politicians and society. For this reason, a general code of conduct on gambling sponsorship was recently adopted on the island.
Due to the increased integration of its main sponsor, the sports betting and casino platform Stake.com, the Swiss racing team Sauber has been travelling the world's circuits with the name ‘Stake F1’ since the start of the 2024 season. There was already controversy in some countries during the last racing season due to the gambling nature of the partner, meaning that the logos had to be removed for some competitions. Sauber has also faced some headwind in the run-up to this weekend's Dutch Grand Prix.
The end of the European Football Championship was barely more than a month ago. The tournament and its aftermath seem to have flown by in a frenzy. Football fans and players have long since immersed their minds in the new seasons at club level. Despite Germany's elimination in the quarter-finals against Spain, the European Championship is generally regarded as a success - both for the national team and the country. In addition to the Spaniards, who ultimately won the title, the companies involved in the event also benefited: Above all, it was extremely lucrative for the sports betting providers of this world. As a study reveals, they realised over 30 billion euros!
Just two days before the start of the second Bundesliga, on 2 August, SSV Ulm 1846 announced a new supporter who - as with so many football clubs - comes from the gambling sector: The slot machine provider Jokerstar will be lending the Spatzen a helping hand in the 2024 / 25 season and will receive some prominent advertising opportunities in return. What does this mean and will Jokerstar customers get anything out of it? Here are all the details!
The football circus in Germany is slowly but surely starting up again. Last weekend, Borussia Dortmund also got things underway - BVB beat FC Phönix Lübeck 4:1 in the DFB Cup. A new sponsor joined the Borussia team: StarGames is supporting the Dortmund team as a ‘Premium Partner’. The gamblers should not go away empty-handed. What does that mean?
Many online casinos in Austria do not have the required official licence and are therefore illegal. In the past, more and more Austrian gamblers have therefore tried to reclaim casino losses they have suffered. Now the online casinos are striking back and claiming the winnings previously paid out to players. Should players now fear having to pay back the winnings they have made in the past?
The 2024 Summer Olympics are over after just under three weeks. A total of over 300 competitions took place, in which the 206 participating countries competed for medals. In the end, however, it was not only the athletes who were delighted with their medals, but also the betting providers who enjoyed impressive turnover during the Olympic Games.
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