#Nordrhein-Westfalen

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Frankfurt court orders online casino to refund player €26,000

The case, which was initially heard in the Gießen Regional Court in September last year, relates to activity on the German-language website between January 2018 and February 2020, a period in which the customer lost more than €26000. The court said that the casino was operated by a business based in Gibraltar and did not hold a licence to offer…

Games ・ 17 September 2022

Gambling News

Tipwin and Mybet Got Licenses for Online Slot Machines

On June 23, Tipwin and Mybet obtained licenses in Germany for slot machine games, becoming the second and third-biggest gambling company in the whole country that offers such games online. The new license has allowed renowned sports betting operator Tipwin to offer slot games as part of a new section on its website, while Mybet acquired its license…

Sports ・ 24 June 2022

iGaming Business

Tipwin and Mybet join Mernov as Germany’s only online slots licensees

Tipwin - a well-known sports betting operator in the country - is now also allowed to offer slots, on a new gaming section of its website. Online-first operator Mybet has also secured a licence, through its owner Ruleo Alpenland. A previous iteration of Mybet had filed for insolvency in 2018, before the brand was revived under new ownership, with a…

Sports ・ 24 June 2022

iGaming Business

Gauselmann’s Mernov awarded Germany’s first online slots licence

Mernov is so far the only online slots business named on the white list of approved online slots operators, published by Glücksspielbehörde, the new national regulator based in the state of Sachsen-Anhalt. It has received a licence to operate online slots at both Jackpotpiraten.de and Bingbong.de, and appears to be part of Gauselmann Group as it is…

Sports ・ 06 May 2022

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Nordrhein-Westfalen to grant five online casino licences

The treaty allowed state governments to choose how they regulated online table games, be it through creating a monopoly or issuing a number of licences equivalent to the number of land-based casinos in the state. Nordrhein-Westfalen has opted for the latter approach, meaning five licences may be issued. The law clarifies that this comes in response…

Religion ・ 22 February 2022

European Gaming

Gauselmann Group Acquires Westdeutsche Spielbanken Casinos

Gauselmann Group has finished acquiring the four Nordrhein-Westfalen casinos operated by Westdeutsche Spielbanken. The purchase agreement between NRW.BANK and the Gauselmann Group for the takeover of the casinos in NRW was signed on July 20. The deal was reviewed by the region's antitrust authorities and finally got approval on September 1. "We…

Jobs ・ 06 September 2021

iGaming Business

Saarland ratifies German online casino treaty

The proposal was first approved in March 2020, and it aims to legalise online poker and casino games in the country from July 12021. The governing Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Social Democratic Party (SPD) voted for the bill, as did Die Linke, while Alternativ für Deutschland (AfD) abstained. The implementation of GlüNeuRStv was dependent…

Religion ・ 07 May 2021