International Gambling Laws & Regulations Review 2024/25

Article • Gaming & Entertainment from Nicholas Aquilina, Thomas Talos, Jens Becker, Angela Yonkova-Markov

BRANDL TALOS experts have provided their expertise on two country chapters (Austria and Germany) in the newly released 2024/25 International Gambling Laws & Regulations Review by Beaumont Capital Markets.

In the Austrian chapter, Nicholas Aquilina and Angela Yonkova-Markov discuss the austrian player refundn claims: mass litigation shaping the interpretation of national an EU-Law.

In the chapter on Germany, Nicholas Aquilina and Jens Becker look at the highs and lows of German gambling regulation: when creating legal certainty comes with tons of uncertainty.

The publication highlights key issues, critical developments and the latest trends in the global gaming industry. It provides an international readership with a clear understanding of the opportunities and common issues in global gambling laws and regulations as well as in individual national markets.

Find the entire publication here.

The team

Nicholas Aquilina

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Partner / Legal Tech, Regulatory, Gaming & Entertainment, Compliance & Internal Investigations

Nicholas advises international gaming, betting and entertainment companies on regulatory, licensing, compliance, commercial and transactional matters.

He is an expert in international gambling law, including aspects of EU law, social gaming, e-sports and fantasy sports. He also advises video game publishers and clients on various gaming products. Nicholas regularly represents clients in regulatory and licensing matters before national regulators, at European associations and before EU institutions. He advises clients on gambling and sports betting licensing in several jurisdictions. Nicholas has (co-) authored several publications and is excited to be driving the LegalTech initiative at BT.

Thomas Talos

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Partner / Capital Markets, Corporate Law & Transactions, Gaming & Entertainment

Thomas founded the firm in 2000 together with Ernst Brandl. He is co-publisher of the commentary on the EU Merger Act and (co-)author of numerous publications.

University of Vienna, Faculty of Law (Mag. iur. 1991, Dr. iur. 1994)
University of Virginia, School of Law (LL.M. 1994)

Jens Becker

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Associated Partner / Gaming & Entertainment, Corporate Law & Transactions

Jens specialises in gaming and entertainment law and provides comprehensive legal advice to leading gambling and sports betting providers as well as Bundesliga clubs and media companies in Germany for more than 20 years. He also specialises in European law. He also specialises in contract law and public commercial law.

Jens regularly represents clients before regulatory authorities, courts and EU institutions. He is a member of the executive committee of the German Sports Betting Association (Deutscher Sportwettenverband e.V.).

Saarland University, Faculty of Law (1st state examination), 1996
Europa-Institut of Saarland University (Master of European Law), 1997

Angela Yonkova-Markov

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Attorney at Law / Gaming & Entertainment

Angela specializes in international gaming and betting law, European law, and e-commerce and social media. She advises on regulatory issues and compliance matters, including relevant aspects of EU law. Angela's work also includes advising on licensing procedures in Austria and representing clients in court in gambling-related disputes.

University of Vienna, Faculty of Law (Magistra iuris 2017)

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