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Germany Jurisdiction News
Poker heist suspect released without charge
15 Mar 2010
A man arrested in relation to last week's Berlin poker game heist has been released without charge.
Europe hit by 'biggest-ever' match-fixing scandal
23 Nov 2009
200 games may have been compromised in Europe’s biggest ever match-fixing scandal.
Chartwell awarded five-year German online casino contract
17 Apr 2008
Spielbanken Niedersachsen, the gaming brand owned by Casinos Austria, announced it will partner with Chartwell Technologies as it prepares to enter the Internet gambling market in Germany.
German court dismisses motion from Bwin
17 Mar 2008
In a decision served on 14 March 2008, the German Federal
Court of Justice rejected the motion filed by bwin International Ltd. to suspend enforcement proceedings regarding a case against Westlotto.
Challenge to German gambling ban
16 Jan 2008
International News Brief: Europe's betting industry has made a formal complaint to the EU against a German ban on online gambling.
Germany to ban online gambling beginning Jan. 1
27 Dec 2007
International news brief: States ratify an accord that preserves the country’s state monopoly for lotteries and most forms of Web-based gambling.
Scientific Games, German lottery sign deal
5 Sep 2007
Scientific Games has been awarded a contract with the
Rheinland-Pfalz Lottery to supply instant tickets and cooperative services.
GTECH, German lottery sign deal
24 Jul 2007
GTECH Corporation will
provide a new online lottery central system and other related services to
Sachsische LOTTO-GmbH, the operator of lottery games in the German state of
Saxony.
EU targeting France, Greece, Sweden over sports gambling
25 Jun 2007
International News Brief: The European Commission will censure France, Greece and Sweden this week for restrictions they have put on sports gambling, sources close to the matter said Monday.
Study looks at German gaming market changes
29 Mar 2007
MECN’s new study analyses market developments in the period following the state treaty on gambling, Placanica, and the decision of the German Federal Constitutional Court.
German online gambling case dismissed
22 Dec 2006
nternational News Brief: Germany's highest court dismissed a complaint by Internet sports betting company Sportwetten Gera GmbH against a ban imposed by the state of Saxony-Anhalt two years ago.
Germany delays online gambling decision
20 Dec 2006
International News Brief: German states have postponed a decision on whether or not to ban online gambling.
German states set to ban Internet gambling
12 Dec 2006
International News Brief: Germany's federal states plan to ban Internet gambling, according to draft documents to be discussed by the country's state premiers on Wednesday, a newspaper reported on Tuesday.
Premiere folds gambling channel
5 Dec 2006
International News Brief: Paybox Premiere is pulling the plug on its much ballyhooed gambling channel Premiere Win due to the legal uncertainty of gambling offerings in Germany.
Male nurse wins Germany's largest lotto jackpot
11 Oct 2006
International News Brief: A 41-year-old male nurse has won Germany's largest ever lottery jackpot of 37.6 million euros, the organisers said.
German Crackdown Raises the Stakes for Internet Gambling
26 Sep 2006
International News Brief: British executives of online gambling companies could be arrested on criminal charges in Germany if they set foot in the country.
Hong Kong Gripped by World Cup betting
20 Jun 2006
International News Brief: Hong Kong may not have a team at the World Cup but that has not stopped interest reaching stratospheric proportions because of the craze for soccer betting.
German State Gaming Monopoly Unconstitutional
31 Mar 2006
The Federal Constitutional Court of Germany declared the state monopoly on sports betting unconstitutional in its widely publicised ruling on March 28th 2006.
Germans Online Betting Increases
28 Mar 2006
International News Brief: In 2005, Germans spent around 3.3 billion euros gambling and betting online, 35 percent more than the previous year.
Poker Tournament Tours Europe
20 Mar 2006
A one-of-a-kind pan-European championship, the Everest Poker European Championship consists of live freeroll satellites throughout Europe and online satellites at EverestPoker.com, all leading up to the final event with a 50,000€ prize pool.
Betandwin.com Acquire Rights to German Soccer League
22 Dec 2005
Betandwin.com Interactive Entertainment AG has acquired the exclusive international marketing rights to the German Soccer League and the Second Division.
Betbull Completes German Bookie Acquisition
31 Oct 2005
Betbull has successfully completed the
acquisition of the Leip Group, one of Germany's leading retail bookmakers.
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