Since the 1st of July 2022, the GGL, the Gambling Authority responsible for all regions in Germany, has taken over the responsibility of combatting illegal online casinos nationwide. In the past, German Authorities had limited to no possibility of combatting illegal gambling offers on the internet. Now, with the introduction of IP-Blocking and Payment-Blocking, all this will change.
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The New State Gambling Act in Germany (GlüStV) has been applicable for more than a year. However up till a week ago the German Authorities had not issued a single licence for virtual slot machines. It now seems that the authorities have started approving the applications for licences. Till date three providers have received an official German licence. Which gambling providers are they?
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The Scandinavian Gambling Group Kindred Group plc will in the coming days pull out its flagship brand Unibet from the German market. Since some time, no new players could register on the platform anymore. But what are the reasons, that Unibet will stop operations in Germany?
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In view of the increase in the number of complaints by the players, several online gambling providers are going on the offensive. If we take Germany, in the past two years there were more than 1000 player complaints against online casinos with a Maltese licence. Reclaiming the losses suffered seems to have taken the root as a business model for some start-ups.
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Just a few days ago the rapper Drake gave away a total of 35 bitcoins to the community during a gambling stream. The total worth of these bitcoins runs into around one million US-Dollar. This was reported by the music magazine AllHipHop. But why was the successful rapper so generous?
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Nearly a year after the new State Gambling Act (GlüStV) came into force in Germany, the competent authorities issued the first German casino licence for virtual slot games. Thus, the Mernov Betriebsgesellschaft mbH is now officially licensed to provide online slots. But which brands are behind this company and when will further licences for slot games be issued?
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Recently even more professional athletes and celebrities have decided to advertise for gambling providers. For example, Lothar Matthäus is advertising for the sports betting provider Interwetten and the goalkeeper legend Oliver Kahn is advertising for the industry pioneer Tipico. In Great Britain gambling advertisements from celebrities is now banned. But does a general advertising ban with celebrities make sense?
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Meanwhile the bonus programme of payback has been running for over 20 years. At first the customers could only collect the popular payback points in shops as Alnatura, dm, Rewe, real or Penny. Since some time, it has now been possible to also collect points in some online shops. But can payback points also be collected?
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The new gambling legislation in Sweden has brought large profits for legal providers. This is the result of an analysis carried out by the office for public administration in Sweden. However, are the legal gambling operators those who are actually making profit from this restructuring?
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The online gambling market should grow enormously in the coming years. This information emerged from a study which was published some weeks ago by the market research company “The Business Research Company”. The turnover from the worldwide online gambling market should increase to more than 192 billion US-Dollar by 2030. But what are the reasons for the persisting positive sales trend?
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According to recent media reports the US-American Gambling group Wynn Resorts plans to open a luxury resort in Dubai. This will also include an extensive casino area. This would make the Wynn Resorts the first casino in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). But how does a casino fit in a country in which all gambling is strictly forbidden?
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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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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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The Crypto trend in the iGaming industry persists. As the software developing company SoftSwiss announced some days ago, there was recently a clear increase in payments with crypto currency in the online casinos. But why is it that even more players are making use of crypto currency in their payment transactions?
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As the British gambling provider William Hill announced a few days ago, the industry giant wants to close three of its online casinos soon. Since the 29th. November 2021 no new customers can register with the concerned providers. But which online casinos are involved and what is the reason for the sudden closure?
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