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Rob van der Gaast Gaming Guru - Page 12Editorial: Cross-Border Gambling Advertising Is Inevitable1 September 2006
The first time I read about it was in June 2005. The New South Wales Department of Racing initiated legal proceedings against Sportingbet Australia, for placing an advertisement in the promotional magazine (!) for the 2004 Gosford Gold Cup Racing Carnival in New South Wales. Of course I had heard of the ... (read more)
The End of Germany's Gambling Monopolies?29 August 2006
Germany's independent higher federal authority responsible to the Federal Ministry of Economics decided on Monday that the lotto and totoblock--and its 16 state operators--have infringed German and European Union competition laws.
According to the Bundeskartellamt (Federal German Cartel Office), ... (read more)
Interesting Developments in Germany25 August 2006
As reported on the Web site of the European Association of Betting Entrepreneurs, Verband Europäischer Wettunternehmer, (VEWU.com), the district court Velbert has acquitted a German sports betting "go between."
With judgment (§284 StGB) of 01.08.2006, the court decided that it is already questionable ... (read more)
Eye on Europe - Aug. 22, 200622 August 2006
Business as Usual -- The Lebanese national lottery, La Libanaise des Jeux sal, restarted on Aug. 17, 06. The last draw of toto numbers, before military actions began in Lebanon, was on the July 13. The lottery, which has a semi-weekly draw (Mondays and Thursdays) is a member of the World lottery Association (WLA). ... (read more)
bwin Reports Mixed Results for First Half of 200621 August 2006
Austria-based bwin Interactive Entertainment AG is trying to become the world's No. 1 address for sports betting, gaming and entertainment on the Internet, and according to a remark in the financial half-year figures (for 2006), it is "the fastest-growing company in the online gaming industry."
But in the ... (read more)
Eye on Europe - Aug. 15, 200615 August 2006
Becoming a Payment Center -- The Czech Republic's largest lottery operator, Sazka a.s., plans to allow its clients to withdraw cash from several thousand lottery/betting terminals. Sazka clients can use the terminals for betting purposes, to recharge their prepaid mobile cards or buy sports and concert tickets. ... (read more)
Injunction Bars bwin From Operating Under Its German License10 August 2006
New developments and court cases are emerging on a daily basis in Germany, the latest being an injunction barring prominent online gambling services provider bwin (which was until recently branded as betandwin) from operating under a license it has held for more than 16 years. Earlier this week Munich's ... (read more)
Eye on Europe - Aug. 4, 20064 August 2006
Again Romania -- The Compania Nationala"Loteria Romana" S.A. , the Romanian Lottery, has become a household name for the readers of IGamingNews, and it wasn't a top-notch advertising company or a marketing campaign that created this spontaneous name awareness. It became so well known because of blunders, ... (read more)
Clash in the Netherlands3 August 2006
Deliberations scheduled for Sept. 5, 2006 in the Dutch Parliament will cover a number of gambling-related issues, including Internet gambling. On tap are a verdict on second casinos in Dutch cities, the temporary online test of Holland Casino, efforts of foreign operators to open up a brick-mortar casino in ... (read more)
Q & A: Francesco Portolano1 August 2006
Hundreds of gambling-related Web sites are being blocked in Italy, which means plenty of food for lawyers. With that in mind, we recently interviewed Francesco Portolano of Studio Legale Portolano Colella Cavallo. With offices in Rome and Milan the firm employs 13 professionals, including Portolano, who turns 38 this week. ... (read more)
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