Germany "Targeting" Online Gamblers | Fine Player €65,000

**Panther Casino Affiliates** · 28 January 2015, 6:22 am

A 25-year-old German blackjack player has been fined €65,000 for patronizing a Gibraltar-based site that holds a United Kingdom license.

The player in question had amassed €201,500 in winnings this past summer.

The size of his five withdrawals alerted authorities in Germany, where it is illegal to engage in such activities under the Intestate Treaty on Gambling 2012 (ISTG).

“Whosoever participates in a public game of chance (Section 284) shall be liable to imprisonment not exceeding six months or a fine not exceeding 180 daily units.”

This represents the first time an actual online gambler has been punished under the law. Despite the restrictions, it is estimated that Germans make up a significant percentage of the Web gambling market.

The gambler, who was not named, pointed to German tennis legend Boris Becker and the Munich football team as being sponsors of the site in question.

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This was actually quite a surprise when Leopold first posted about this and I thank him for detailing the law itself that was used in this suit. I wonder if this was used as an attempt to try and scare players or to help draw the attention of operators to the laws and licensing districts and reforms they are pushing.

In my opinion I think there was more motivation behind this then just a case of what they want everyone to think was player protection.

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