You trust the things you know. With regard to capital investment this phenomenon is generally known as home bias, weighting domestic products above average, although this leads to a lower yield. Corresponding bias towards foreign gaming and betting operators becomes evident in the current jurisdiction. A presiding judge of the Court of Appeal of Cologne recently compared a respectable UK bookmaker, sued by a German state operator, with a Mafia company, thereby “convincingly” demonstrating his impartiality.