On the night of New Year’s Eve unknown perpetrators broke into a gambling hall in Nordrhein-Westphalia. They drove through the glass shop window to enter the building. Did the perpetrators manage to escape with a loot during this bold coup?
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It is not usual that a business in the gambling sector is family run. Many betting providers and online casinos are managed by the large firms which can definitely not be classified as family businesses. Tipwin is one of the few exceptions. The traditional Annual General Meeting of the owner-managed company was held two weeks ago.
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The co-creator of “Only Murders in the Building” is collaborating with Apple TV+ to develop a series about the famous show magicians Siegfried & Roy. The limited series is based on the original podcast “Wild Things: Siegfried & Roy” from Apple. Is the series about the German American entertainer duo worth seeing?
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From the 17th. till the 23rd. October the European Safer Gambling Week was held. Many gambling providers took part in the European Safer Gambling Week 2022 and among other things they advertised their tools for safer gambling. How successful was this initiative?
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A few days ago the software developer Playtech published its financial figures for the first six months of 2022. These figures show that the company has registered an impressive increase in turnover of 73% when compared to the first six months of 2021. What are the reasons for this double increase in turnover for Playtech within just one year?
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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.
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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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A few days ago, the Gaming Authority for all regions in Germany (GGL) announced that it has started administrative procedures against the operators of Lottohelden and Lottoland. The online providers are being accused of providing illegal gambling on the internet. But how successful will these procedures be and what further measures may be taken?
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A brutal robbery attempt took place a few days ago in Osterholz in Bremen. During the night from the 11th. to the 12th. July 2022 a perpetrator, who till now has not been identified, attempted to rob the casino and shot the employee working there several times. The criminal police are now looking for any witnesses and an intensive search for perpetrator is being carried out.
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Exactly a year after the new State Gambling Act (GlüStV) came into force, the German National Gambling Authority brought on board a renowned expert in gambling rights. Since the 1st. of July 2022, Nadja Wierzejewski is managing the department for combatting illegal gambling on the internet and advertisements for it. But is Wierzejewski suitable for this post?
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With its judgement of the 10th. of May 2022 the Administrative Court Düsseldorf has immediately revoked two prohibition orders against casino operators. The gambling providers were previously forbidden from organising public gambling on the internet, as well as from advertising for gambling. But why were the prohibition orders revoked by the court after such a long time?
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In 2020 the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Thailand had declared all gambling as well as all claw cranes as illegal. At the time, a former claw crane operator was then arrested in this connection. The process started a few weeks ago - with a surprising outcome.
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The investment firm Blackstone has taken over the gambling company Crown Resorts. The purchase price is said to have amounted to 8.9 billion Australian Dollar, which when converted amounts to 5.6 billion Euro. The finance giant Blackstone had previously strived for a long time to acquire the casino. But why is Blackstone purchasing a gambling company which has recently made the headlines with negative news?
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International Women’s Day is celebrated today, on the 8th. March 2022. Many gambling firms took the opportunity of today‘s celebration of International Women’s Day to launch a campaign which addresses gender specific differences in the gambling branch. But what exactly is this campaign about?
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The most popular German Streamer MontanaBlack wants to retire completely from the internet for the time being. As the guy who was born in Upper Saxony publicly announced a few days ago, he will for the time being retire from social networks. But what are the reasons for this surprise decision?
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