Tag Archives: Germany

Spanish giants Real Madrid may have been trophyless this season, but there is one table that Cristiano Ronaldo’s side has topped, beating other football clubs from all over Europe. Real Madrid were the most popular side being tipped on in the past season, according to bettingexpert – Europe’s biggest community of sports tipsters, with almost 9,000 tips across the course …

Dr Hans Cornehl, Chief Executive Officer of ZEAL Network SE (formerly Tipp24), is to leave the company at the end of the year after informing the Supervisory Board of the company that he did not wish to renew his contract when it runs out on 31 December 2015. After thirteen years on the Executive Board of the company, with a …

Clarion Events has announced that EiG (Excellence in iGaming) will return to Berlin in October, with mergers, acquisitions and consolidation set to be high up on the agenda. EiG 2015, which will run from October 20-22 at Arena Berlin, will serve as a platform for debate surrounding the evolving iGaming sector, with the confirmation this week of multiple bids for …

A ruling by the Administrative Court of Wiesbaden (Hesse – Germany) threatens to end the German sports bill’s progression which has been handled by the Hesse Ministry of Interior and Sports (HMDIS). Following a review of the challenges brought on by sports betting operators who had been rejected licenses by the HMDIS (granted in September 2014). The administrative court has …

Frankfurt listed sports betting operator bet-at-home reported a strong opening performance to 2015 as the company recorded increased EBITDA earnings of 19% to €96 million (Q1 2014: €8 million). bet-at-home were pleased to announced that the company had continued its positive 2014 momentum on key verticals as the operator recorded a gross gaming and betting revenue increase of 13.1% to …

Entering its 25th year in operations, European online sports betting operator Interwetten, one of the industry’s longest serving online sportsbooks stated that it was in a stronger position than ever. CEO Werner Becher highlighted that the company had begun 2015 strongly, as the operator had seen a 10% increase in turnover to €12 million. The operator’s positive performance had been …

German telecommunications operator Deutsche Telekom has entered the German online gambling market with the launch of online betting operators Tipp3.de. In February the telecoms giant confirmed a 64% stake purchase of German operator Tipp.de Sportwetten GmbH, the launch of Tipp3.de sees Deutsche Telekom enter the market under an operational joint venture with Deutsche Sportwetten who will lead its online gambling …

Progress on Germany’s sports betting licensing procedure by the Hesse Ministry of the Interior and Sports (HMDIS) has taken a further step back as The German Sports Advisory Board (SAB) declared that it had withdrawn from discussions with the regulator. The advisory board which represents the interests of several German sporting bodies including the country’s Olympic Committee and the Bundesliga …

The governance of European sports betting operator mybet Holdings has stated that it will continue to focus on repositioning its company within the European sports betting and igaming markets. Reporting on its full year 2014 performance, governance maintained mybet Holdings had performed a ‘turnaround’ in 2014 with corporate revenues up 8% to €70.4 million (FY 2013: €65 million ). Having …

The German Betting Association DSWV has called on the legislator to bring some legal certainty to the industry in a bid to improve consumer protection and driving out black market operators. DSWV President Mathias Dahms said: “It is with great concern that we observe a growing black market. Unfortunately it is only a logical consequence of the German licensing chaos. …