Germany’s regulated iGaming market is changing fast: On October 7 at 15:00 CET, a free webinar with Joerg Hofmann (Melchers Law) and Josh Hodgson (H2) will highlight new rules, market risks, and regulatory perspectives – plus a live Q&A.

The German Federal Court of Justice sets high standards for justifying restrictions on fundamental freedoms – a ruling with potentially far-reaching consequences for gambling regulation in Germany.

Legal shifts, market momentum and a focus on quality defined this week’s gambling news—from ECJ refund hopes and Greek scandals to booming betting stocks and a leaner but stronger SiGMA Malta.

In ECJ case C-440/23, the Advocate General has issued his opinion. Refunds of online casino losses could soon receive legal clarity across Europe.

After years of growth, Liechtenstein’s casino market is in crisis: shared exclusion lists with Switzerland have caused revenue drops of up to 85% and triggered the first closures.

Not everything that is popular on the internet and is fun to do is gambling or needs to be strictly regulated. However, one sometimes gets the impression that this is precisely what the Inter-State Treaty on Gambling has in mind, or at least that this is how it is understood:

The Croatian Gambling Industry is undergoing regulatory changes, with the proposed new gambling regulations, focused on addressing concerns around gambling addiction and the black market.

Exciting changes are underway in the Finnish gambling market. The draft regulation, released in July, sparked some debate due to its restrictive nature, especially regarding affiliate and social media marketing bans.

Germany's new national gambling regulator, the Gemeinsamen Glücksspielbehörde der Länder (GGL – “Joint State Gambling Authority”), has recently launched its own website.

Berlin, 23 February 2015. The European media platform EurActiv has published a collective volume on the topic of gambling and consumer protection in their publication series YellowPaper. In the dossier developed in cooperation with the Bundesverband privater Spielbanken (BupriS), (in English: Federal Association of Private Casinos)...

A historical deep-dive into the regulation of online gambling in Bulgaria. This expert article from 2011 by Nadia Hristova analyzes the legislative process, the challenges of the grey market, and the crucial discussions between the Bulgarian government and the European Commission.

A landmark EU case questions Austria’s casino monopoly, highlighting private profit interests, lack of transparency and conflicts with EU fundamental freedoms.