In May 2022 a woman had already won the house jackpot amounting to 18,000 Euro in a casino in Mainz. After leaving the casino she was followed by a man, and she was then attacked. The police proceeded with investigations against the 30-year-old man and he was then sentenced to several years imprisonment.
The streamer “Bazzi” has been enormously successful on Twitch in the past. He became famous for his GTA streams. In November 2021 he had over 13,000 viewers. Around two weeks ago the influencer launched his casino streams. He has meanwhile been blocked on Twitch because of this. In this article we will reveal why it is especially objectionable that “Bazzi” of all people has concluded his first casino deal.
Around two weeks ago the gambling group Betsson AB which is registered on the Stock Exchange published its yearly report for the past year. The management proudly announced an impressive 10 % increase in sales turnover for the past year. In which business areas did the Scandinavian gambling group do best and what is the situation on the German market?
The state is making even more money from games of chance. According to the German Federal Statistical Office, during the last year the revenue from taxes on games of chance totalled more than 2.5 billion. When compared to the previous year this is an increase of more than ten per cent. How much revenue did the state make from the new virtual slot taxes?
A few days ago, the former regulatory agency boss of the city of Kehl and a gambling hall operator had to appear in court in front of the District Court Offenburg and answer for several acts. At the end they both received a suspended sentence. What did the gambling hall boss and the city employee do wrong?
Australia has long been a gambling stronghold. According to the statistics, there is no other country in the world where the people lose more money per capita than in the densely populated city in the Southern Hemisphere. It is therefore no secret anymore that Australia has a massive gambling problem. What are the decision makers doing about this problem and why do the people there gamble so much?
Two weeks ago, the Oberverwaltungsgericht Rheinland-Pfalz decided in a summary proceeding that in Germany blocking is illegal. The GGL, the Gambling Authority for all the regions in Germany had threatened an internet provider based in Rhineland Palatinate with a high fine, if a particular illegal gambling site is not blocked. The GGL has thus suffered its first legal setback.
StarGames was for several years a popular address for German gambling fans. Then surprisingly the provider left the German online gambling market and for a long time it was only offering gambling with play money. A few days ago, the provider received its German licence for online slots from the Gambling Authority and it can now operate legally.
Andorra is a tiny state with around 77,000 inhabitants and it lies between Spain and France. In March of this year the first casino will open in Andorra. The casino operator, Jocs SA, announced this during an international tourism fair in Spain. Does a casino in Andorra make sense and how attractive will the games offered be?
Around two weeks ago the Rap duo “Celo & Abdi” released an interesting video on YouTube. In the video we see that the two rappers have refused a casino deal amounting to 50,000 Euro. This is the highest offer which the duo has ever received. But why did the rappers refuse the deal and was this deal as attractive as it has been described in the weekly livestream?
The local court, Amtsgericht Tiergarten has issued a court order against a famous German casino streamer. The influencer is being accused of taking part in illegal gambling and also advertising it. Now he has been ordered to pay a fine of 480,000 Euro. Why is the fine so high and for what is the penalty exactly?
A casino verification is carried out to ensure that the players are registering on the online casino with the correct data. This is standard for all the providers licensed in Germany and it ensures that player blocking is implemented reliably and that users who are minors are excluded from playing with real money. In the following handbook we will explain all the important facts about the verification.
The international operating gambling company Entain plc has recently announced that it will accelerate its plans to pull out from non-regulated markets. The company aims to generate all its income from nationally regulated markets by the end of 2023. Thus, Entain plc wants to pull out from all non-regulated markets in a timely manner. But what is the reason for this big decision?
Just a few days ago the Brazilian national football player Neymar Jr. streamed his first casino session on Twitch. The professional football player, who currently has a contract with Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) seems to have entered the world of casino streamers. In which online casino does Neymar play and what are his reasons for doing so?
At the beginning of the month the Maltese Gambling Authority published its report for the first six months of 2022. These figures show that the online casinos licensed by the MGA, the Malta Gaming Authority had a significant increase in members. How many players are there now in the online casinos with an MGA licence?