The 888 Germany Ltd. Has received another German games of chance licence for online slots. This time the licence was issued for the internet site “mrgreen.de”. This means that the well-known gambling provider is finally back on the German online gambling market. How attractive is Mr Green as a German online casino and can one already register here?
Christian_1994
What do most people think of when Las Vegas comes up? Right: casinos, slot machines, shows and a lot of wild parties. According to the city officials, this should very soon be history. They want to move away from the image of a sin city or at least relativise it. Sports and breath taking sports events should become the new sign for the gambling metropole.
Chris_W
In our daily life nowadays, we encounter online casinos and sports betting in many places. Online we are overwhelmed with advertisements for related services. Besides this the latest bonuses of the large web casinos flicker on the TV screens all evening. All kinds of stars are promoting betting providers on the internet. Games of chance are omnipresent and are always only a few clicks away. Now researchers have come to the conclusion that an increasing normalisation is taking place. This brings some dangers with it.
Chris_W
Lotto is the most popular form of games of chance in the world. Many people around the world do their marks regularly and thus it is no wonder that in lotto there are very curious occurrences. In a recent case a US American cleared the large jackpot because he made a critical mistake which he really regretted.
Chris_W
The gambling authority which oversees all regions in Germany does not only rake criticism but also deals out criticism. During a symposium on games of chance organised by the Universität Hohenheim, the authority informed the public among other things about the status of the licensing procedures and also about the issue of illegal games of chance. The chairman did not mince his words and especially criticised the unreliability of some providers.
Christian_1994
It is such a shame: no other gambling provider which holds a British licence had ever had to put up with such a high fine as the one which was imposed quite recently on the bookmaker William Hill. The latter has been slapped with a fine of 19.2 million pounds because of non-compliance issues – to be more precise – non-compliance with the player protection and anti-money laundering regulations. When converted this fine comes up to around 21.83 million Euro!
Chris_W
There are around 30 online providers in Germany which hold a licence to provide virtual slot machines. It is striking that the land-based casinos have till now been holding back from the internet. On the other hand, the situation in Switzerland seems to be the opposite. Many casinos here hold an “extension to their concession for online games of chance”. Can this be a model for Germany?
Christian_1994
After the successful streaming platform Twitch exacerbated its regulations for gambling streams, many more casino streamers are switching to the competitor platform Kick. In fact at Kick, they are bragging about having higher viewer numbers. The Berlin Influencer “Tanzverbot” is now openly suggesting that the viewer numbers could have been partly fabricated. But why is the gambling critic claiming this?
Christian_1994
In Bavaria there are nine casinos in all. The most successful Bavarian casino is situated in Bad Wiessee, directly near Lake Tegern near Munich. Last year, 33.5 million Euro were gambled away just in this casino. The population living in the area tends to be quite wealthy so that explains the high sales in the casino near Lake Tegern.
Christian_1994
Callie Rogers’ life was not easy. When she was 16, she had worked as a salesgirl earning 5 Euro an hour. A lotto ticket and her winning (when converted) 2.5 million Euro changed everything. Money in abundance, designer clothes, parties, drugs, depressions, three breast enlargements and then everything was suddenly gone. Meanwhile she is 35 years old and is back at school.
Chris_W
An RTL reporter took the test and over a period of two weeks tried out all forms of gambling which are available. She bought lottery scratch tickets, took part in a lottery draw, visited a gambling hall, and of course gambled in an online casino. How did the test go and how much money did she have left from the initial budget of 300 Euro?
Christian_1994
The Crown London Aspinalls is a well renowned private games of chance club. In 2016 a player lost around 600,000 GBP whilst playing Baccarat. The problem: the high roller did not have the money in cash. Instead, he paid the casino by cheque. However, the cheque later bounced. Now the court must decide whether the player must pay the money or not. The player is appealing and is stating that he was drunk.
Christian_1994
A market analysis carried out by the GGL, (Gemeinsamen Glücksspielbehörde der Länder), the gambling authority responsible for all regions in Germany, revealed that more than 95 % of the sales on the German sports betting market is generated by legal providers. This shows a contrasting picture to other market data which was published recently by the German sports betting organisation (Deutsche Sportwettenverband (DSWV). This data shows that there was a sharp fall in sales when compared to the previous years. One of the main reasons: the huge black market.
Chris_W
In 2023 the Formula 1 will be holding the Grand Prix in Las Vegas for the first time. When the events were announced in 2022, one could already notice that the city and the racing team are looking at a long-time cooperation. Actually, the contract runs till 2025. The authorities in Las Vegas are aspiring to have a minimum of ten years‘ partnership and closing the strip for the races and the billion-dollar-business every year.
Chris_W
For some time, we have been seeing an increase in the number of illegal slot machines in Germany. Nearly every day it is reported in the media that illegal slot machines are confiscated during raids. However even for the investigating authorities it is often not easy to recognise money slot-machines which are manipulated. What can the perpetrators earn from such illegal slot machines?
Christian_1994