In January all arcades in the city area of Freiburg had to close. There was an outrage all over Germany as a reaction to this extreme action. The total closure of arcades did not pass a first judicial review however. But does this mean that there will not be any arcades in Freiburg now and why did all arcades in the city in Baden-Württemberg have to close?
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In a recent statement, the boss of the Dutch Gambling Authority called upon the social conscience of the online casinos. Only recently there was a contribution on the Dutch TV which revealed the loopholes of the current player protection measures. Many gambling operators exhaust the legally valid limits – to the anger of the gambling custodians.
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A few days ago the popular software provider Evolution Gaming expanded its game portfolio with a brand new Live-Game. This game is called Bac Bo and is available immediately in many online casinos. We will explain, how the dice game works and whether it is worth a try one of these days.
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A few weeks ago the software developer Gamomat initiated a campaign to fight climate change. With the motto “Gaming for the Climate“ the renowned provider wants to offer financial support to the non-profit organisation Healthy Seas. But how can interested gambling enthusiasts join in the fight against climate change and does one expect to have any real success?
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Very soon there could be a strict smoking ban in the casinos in the gambling metropole Atlantic City. Till now the operators may permit smoking in a quarter of the gambling area. A complete smoking ban was then introduced in the whole casino due to the restrictions of the corona pandemic.
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Till now it has hardly been possible for blind people to play for example blackjack. Thanks to an American developer, this could soon change. The man from Justice in the US-Federal State Illinois has developed a “playing cards reading device”. This can be used by blind people to be able to read playing cards with the fingers. But how does this device function?
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In a conversation with the Hessenschau, an addiction expert warns of the dangers of gambling. Among other things, she points out that when gambling at a slot machine, it is nearly the same thing as when someone drinks alcohol or consumes Speed Besides this, a substantial number of slot machine players sooner or later become gambling addicted.
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In the past business year 2021, PokerStars managed to defend its position as the worldwide leading poker provider on the internet. But the competitors are not sleeping. The new poker provider GGPoker is becoming increasingly oppressive, The online poker room GGPoker was only founded in 2017. But which poker provider will be the Number 1 in the future?
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Since a few days, online sports betting is now officially legal in the Federal State of New York. The responsible gambling authority has issued the relevant licence to the first four sports betting providers. This licence enables them to operate sports betting on the internet with immediate effect. But which betting providers were able to get hold of one of the most desired sports betting licences?
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Sponsoring by the gambling industry has been part of the international sports industry for a long time and it would be hard to imagine the latter without the former. In der Football Bundesliga for example there are several clubs which are sponsored by gambling providers. However, a recent study from Great Britain shows that the majority of the sports fans who were interviewed and who hailed from 17 countries are against the sponsoring by the gambling industry in sports.
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An especially bold robber was arrested a few days ago by the police in Mallorca. Within a week the robber is said to have attacked the same casino in Mallorca three times. Now the unlucky casino robber is in a Spanish prison. But how did the police manage to catch him and which punishment awaits the bold robber?
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Around two weeks ago, an occasional 30-year old gambler cracked a jackpot worth millions in France. With a stake of only two Euro the Frenchman won more than 2,6 million Euro. But how can such a high win come about in a land-based casino?
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The professional Poker player Xuan Liu has published an article on Business Insider, in which she cannot recommend her life as a successful player. And this comes even though in her seven years as a professional poker player she has won around three million US-Dollar. But what does the 36-year old criticise in being a poker millionaire?
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Credit checks in Great Britain will lead to better protection of the players from the dangers of gambling. Everyone should only be able to gamble away the money that he or she can verify that he or she has left. As it resulted from a recent survey of a TV-station, many British gamblers are however criticising the planned procedure.
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Many gambling providers are currently following the market. The reason for this is that there are several changes to the majority of the legal requirements and also internal restructuring measures. As it was announced recently, 888 is selling its complete Bingo-business. Was the bingo division of the company not lucrative anymore or was the bid too lucrative?
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