The Higher District Court of Zweibrücken has made a reference decision that could have far-reaching consequences for the entire gambling industry.

A lot has happened since our last update: On 1 January 2023, the responsibility for the entire gambling licensing process in Germany related to (online) gambling has been transferred to a newly formed “Joint Gambling Supervisory Authority”.

Düsseldorf - Hambach & Hambach successfully represented two clients against prohibition orders from 2019, issued under the former Interstate Treaty on Gambling by (inter alia) the State of North Rhine-Westphalia.