Around two weeks ago, the State Parliament of Hesse approved an extensive amendment to the Gambling Act. In the future casino games such as Roulette or Blackjack will be permitted in this region which has more than six million inhabitants. Which conditions did the politicians impose for the casino games and from when are live games accessible to interested gambling fans?
Christian_1994
Recently the German Federal Court made it clear in a published decision that banks must not reimburse authorised credit card payments for gambling activities. The only provision is that the relevant debit has been authorised by the player himself or herself. According to the German Federal Court, this authorisation, gives no reason for the decision to be revised, despite the fact, that there is a gambling ban going on. What does this judgement mean for the player?
Christian_1994
Even more lawyers are trying to enforce the business approach of “playing without risk”. They encourage unsuccessful casino players to request a reimbursement of the losses they suffered when playing in an online casino. Whilst some courts are siding with players who are suing, others are refusing the claim for refund – and this is the case of a decision of the seventh chamber of the District Court Wuppertal a few weeks ago.
Christian_1994
In March the District Court of Osnabrück had already ordered a Malta-licensed online casino to refund several thousand Euro to a player. However, despite the legally binding court judgement the casino has still not refunded the money. But why has the casino operator ignored the court judgement?
Christian_1994
Prominent online gambling operator LeoVegas has received a financial penalty from the to the tune of £ 1,320,000 (€ 1.6m).
EstherSmith
A man who had made a payment of 3000 Euro in an online casino requested the money back through his bank a short while later. However, the credit institute did not accept this request. Thus, this case ended in court in Munich. However, the judge did not accept the customer ‘s request. The latter claimed the deposit money back through the bank. The customer must therefore bear the costs.
Christian_1994
There seems to be an upward trend in the controversial taxation of virtual slot machines. The German Tax Authority has already made several hundred million Euro from online gambling. Quite soon the tax revenue could reach billions – can this still be fair for the individual player?
Christian_1994
An unemployed Swiss woman failed to inform the relevant authorities about her extra income after winning 9,000 CHF in a casino. Since the woman receives social benefits from the government, she was obliged to register the win. A few weeks ago she had to appear in court to respond to this. But what penalty is she facing?
Christian_1994
The Dutch Gambling Supervisory Authority cracks hard on a Maltese online casino. As it was announced a few days ago, a record fine amounting to 500,000 Euro was imposed on the online gambling provider N1 Interactive Ltd. But why must a gambling authority pay such a high fine?
Christian_1994
As was announced recently, the Parliament in Latvia has decided on a complete gambling ban for maintenance debtors. The gambling firms should, in the future, be duty bound to assure that all gamblers with maintenance debts not be allowed to participate in any gambling activities nationwide.
Christian_1994
The British supervisory authority of gambling UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) is well known for severely punishing its licence holders for misconduct. Many German speaking online casinos have operated with this gambling licence in the past. The main aim of the authorities is to set secure standards both online and offline and to campaign for fair and responsible gambling.
Christian_1994