Central Europe

IDnow welcomes Bundesnetzagentur decision and predicts turning point for digital identity verification

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  Bundesnetzagentur (Federal Network Agency) paves the way for artificial intelligence to be used for identity verification in Germany and sets milestone for the application of German technology. he decision of Bundesnetzagentur to allow AI (artificial intelligence) based identification methods for new use cases in Germany is a confirmation of IDnow’s platform strategy and at…

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German Gambling Legislation Gains Enough Support for Implementation

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  The state parliaments in Schleswig-Holstein and Sachsen have signed off Germany’s new gambling treaty, meaning that 13 of the country’s 16 states have now ratified the new legislation. The latest ratifications take Germany’s new interstate gambling treaty closer to implementation after several periods of delay since it needed the ratification of at least 13…

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Germany Passes New Law for Games with Loot Boxes

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  The German federal parliament (Bundestag) has passed a new law for the games which have loot boxes. According to a report in Spiegel, the Bundestag have passed the amendment ensuring that every game or other application that features loot boxes or similar in-game offerings will likely be classified with an age rating of 18…

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Austria to Establish New Gambling Authority

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  Gernot Blümel, the Finance Minister of Austria, has announced a wide-ranging overhaul of the country’s gambling regulatory framework, that will see player protection controls ramped up, new transparency requirements introduced, and a new supervisory authority formed. The Austrian Treasury is currently responsible for licensing and enforcement of gambling regulations, but the new authority will…

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New Study Warns Against Germany’s 8% Tax Proposal

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  A new study conducted by the Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics (DICE), has warned that Germany’s proposed 8% slot stake tax could undermine the country’s regulated gambling market. The study was commissioned by the two German operator associations, the Deutscher Sportwettenverband (DSWV) and the Deutscher Online Casinoverband (DOCV), in response to recent tax recommendations…

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Czech Government Prevails in Latest Casino Kartáč Case

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  The Czech government has claimed a victory in a legal dispute with land-based operator Casino Kartáč Group, in relation to the operation of interactive video lottery terminals (VLTs). Casino Kartáč had issued a claim for €53.8m in compensation for lost profit, alleging that the Ministry of Finance’s procedure for issuing permits for VLTs was…

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