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Rob van der Gaast Gaming Guru - Page 2Q.& A. | Ales Kulich30 May 2008
Ales Kulich, 47, studied at The University of Gothenburg in Sweden and in 1998 founded QLot, a consultancy serving the lottery industry.
Previously, Mr. Kulich was responsible for numerous sales and implementation projects covering online systems in Europe, North America and South America on behalf of EssNet, the Sweden-based lottery solutions provider.
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Q & A: Jean Moreau Jørgensen15 February 2008
Jean Moreau Jørgensen, 50, received his master's in economics at the University of Copenhagen, an executive MBA at the Copenhagen Business School and later served Dansk Tipstjeneste's acting chief executive. Currently, he's working for Norwegian state-licensed operators Norsk Tipping and Veikkaus -- and ... (read more)
Q & A: Henrik Norsk Hoffmann30 January 2008
The Dane Henrik Norsk Hoffmann, 30, studied law at University of Copenhagen, Denmark, and at the University of Queensland, Australia. Hoffman, an attorney with Danish frim Danders & More, specizlies in gambling law and is considered the country's leading expert in that area. He is also member of the international organization International Masters of Gaming Law. ... (read more)
Liberalization Is Not the People's Choice13 September 2007
During televised arguments addressing the country's monopoly on sports betting and lotteries last week, the Deutscher Lotto- und Totoblock presented a study that revealed a mere 10 percent of German residents were in favor of liberalizing the country's gambling market.
The study, conducted by ... (read more)
Eye on Europe - 11 September 200711 September 2007
Life for German Internet Casinos -- The tenth chamber of the German Administrative Court in Hanover decided last week that the casino group Lower Saxony GmbH (SNG) would be allowed to operate freely throughout the Federal Republic of Germany. The chamber followed the legal interpretation of SNG, a subsidiary of Casinos Austria International, which operates 11 casinos in Lower Saxony. ... (read more)
bwin Free to Advertise in Germany?7 September 2007
Last week, Austria-based operator bwin received a lift when the administrative court in Stuttgart ruled that football club VfB Stuttgart (VfB) was within its legal right to don apparel branded with the bwin logo.
The ruling overturned an earlier decision handed down by the German state of Baden-Wuerttemberg's administrative court, which prohibited (VfB) from doing so. ... (read more)
Q & A: Jesper Kärrbrink5 September 2007
After a record year on the books, IGN sat down with Svenska Spel's outspoken CEO Jesper Kärrbrink, 43, who candidly discussed the company's operations, plans for international expansion and uneasy domestic relations.
IGN: How did you get in touch with the gambling industry?
Jesper Kärrbrink: By a ... (read more)
De Lotto's Veenstra Takes on Brussels, Ladbrokes24 August 2007
Disagreement between Ladbrokes and De Lotto came to a very public head this week, after correspondence between the European Commission and the Dutch government leaked last Tuesday. De Lotto director Tjeerd Veenstra and Ladbrokes PR director Ciaran O'Brien traded shots in separate, candid interviews with IGN. ... (read more)
McCreevy's Leg Pulled by Dutch Minister22 August 2007
EU Internal Market Commissioner Charlie McCreevy has taken issue with alleged misinformation provided by the Dutch government regarding the scope of its domestic gambling industry, giving the Brussels another platform off of which to launch infringement proceedings.
In March, McCreevy sent a letter ... (read more)
Eye on Europe - 20 August 200720 August 2007
Joker, Poker -- Starting Jan. 1, 2008, the Dutch government will only allow poker gaming via the Web site of the Dutch casino monopoly, Holland Casino. Justice Minster Hirsch Ballin has the opinion that the state can regulate poker in this manner. The Dutch poker association, however, has a totally different view. ... (read more)
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