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12/31/2007
Germany Begins Gambling Ban for 2008
Germany, starting on January 1st, 2008, is putting into effect a series bans that essentially outlaws any form of online gambling in 13 of its 16 states. The ban stems from voting by the 16 German states in December. The new laws will basically make any form of Web-based gambling or funding of games over the internet illegal.
According to a Bloomberg report, Eric Braum, a German government spokesperson was quoted to have said, “That's the required majority and we expect to have all the rest coming in by New Year's Eve."
The new laws banning internet gambling in Germany will include companies in other countries and allow Internet Service Providers to block individuals from visiting online gambling sites and also prevent any type of money transfers.
It is not truly clear what the life expectancy of these gambling bans will have. Some German states are already currently subject to a European Union action that was filed back in October by the Austrian online bookmaker bWin while Tipp24 has already put into motion a plan to officially file complaints against the new laws.
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12/31/2007
Germany Begins Gambling Ban for 2008
Germany, starting on January 1st, 2008, is putting into effect a series bans that essentially outlaws any form of online gambling in 13 of its 16 states. The ban stems from voting by the 16 German states in December. The new laws will basically make any form of Web-based gambling or funding of games over the internet illegal. More »
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Tony G Smashes at the Inaugural Moscow Millions
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