MontanaBlack recently released a statement regarding the controversial casino deals. He continues to defend the principle of working with online casinos and sees no problem with it. As far as he is concerned, everyone should be able to do what they want. But where does MontanaBlack draw the moral line when it comes to advertising online casinos?
In the future, Sächsische Lotto-GmbH will offer some of its lottery products via its own online shop. Customers will be able to order tickets for the Glücksrakete and Sachsen Million lotteries, as well as the scratch-off calendar. Until now, there has been no online shop for scratch tickets in Germany, so the state lottery provider is now a pioneer.
Swedish games developer Evolution Gaming released its third quarter results almost two weeks ago. The popular software provider reported record results. Especially the live casino business has boomed in the last three months. Evolution Gaming now generates over 80% of its revenue from its live casino business. But what does the future hold for the German gaming market?
Some of the world's richest people can be found in the high-stakes gambling industry. Well-known names include Sheldon Adelson, the late CEO of Las Vegas Sands, and Johann Graf, the founder of the successful online and offline company Novomatic AG. In the following article, we would like to introduce these and other people and discuss some interesting facts from the world of gambling.
About two weeks ago, the Joint Gaming Authority of the German States (GGL) published an FAQ on the Inter-State Gambling Supervision System (LUGAS). In this PDF document, the authority also provides information on topics such as the cross-provider deposit limit and parallel gaming. We took a look at the FAQ and wanted to find out how helpful the questions and answers are for the average player.
Illegal gambling continues to come to light, especially in Hamburg. For the authorities, such operations have become a habit, as the Hamburger Abendblatt recently reported. Recently, however, there was even a major raid in connection with such operations.
VfB Stuttgart had been looking for a new main sponsor for a long time. They finally found one in French sports betting and poker operator Winamax. There was a lot of criticism because of the gambling issue. However, the Premier League club were unimpressed and shortly after announcing Winamax as their new partner, they announced a partnership with another company in the sector: Jokerstar.
Hand signals, Bluetooth headphones, infrared cameras and marked cards - these are the tools used by a professional gang to defraud more than half a million euros. Among the victims is poker player and former professional footballer Max Kruse. Now the perpetrators have been brought before the Dresden Regional Court to answer for their crimes.
US media group The Walt Disney Company is expanding its presence in the gambling industry by entering the sports betting market in partnership with gaming company Penn Entertainment. With ESPN Bet, the two companies aim to establish a new betting provider on the market. But what are the reasons for the long-established entertainment company Walt Disney to enter the betting business?
SV 07 Elversberg will be playing in the 2. Bundesliga for the first time in the 2023/24 season. With their debut, they have already secured a real giant in the gambling industry as a partner: AdmiralBet will be the main sponsor. What does this mean for both parties?
Gambling sponsorship in German football continues: 1. FC Kaiserslautern has a new sponsor from this segment for the 2023 / 24 season. A press release from the club reveals that NOVOLINE will be present at the Red Devils in the future.
Cryptocurrencies will be classified as gambling in the future, if the UK Treasury committee has its way. Now the economic secretary to the Treasury, Andrew Griffith, has vetoed the bill. He is convinced that such a law would do nothing to prevent risks and would create massive problems with other jurisdictions.
Second division football club Hannover 96 has recently signed a new partnership with StarGames. The online gaming provider, which is part of the Novomatic family, will be present in many areas of the club. For the first time, the so-called "Team Presenter Status" has been awarded. StarGames customers can also benefit from this. What does this mean?
The use of sports betting advertising during football and other sporting events appears to be increasing. This in turn is coming under increasing criticism. Authorities and politicians, as well as fans, generally do not like such advertising. According to a press release and a more detailed report in Stern, FC St. Pauli has now reacted to the general development. In future, there will be no more sponsoring or advertising by betting companies.
The Addiction Yearbook is published by the German Centre for Addiction (DHS). It summarises statistics on the use of gambling in Germany and other circumstances or activities with similar risk potential. It has now come to light that key information on sports betting in the yearbook appears to have been partly taken from an illegal information site on the internet. How could this happen?