Resolving Germany: assessing the stability of the federal licensing regime and clarifying how to establish your presence for long term investment in Europe’s most profitable and complex market Join the second edition of WrB Germany to: Get clarity on whether the federal Treaty will survive the upcoming legal storm and if those 20 licenses you applied for will ever be issued Understand the implications for your Schleswig-Holstein licence/s following the shift to the federal Interstate Treaty on Gambling– find out the impact on your commercial entry strategy for the German market Find out if a return to the drawing board and a re-ignition of the political debate on iGaming regulation is possible in Germany - network with the key decision-makers to understand when it may happen, and how it will affect your business Clarify how to legally operate with an Interstate Treaty on Gambling licence: the dos and don’ts of advertising in the different German states, how to adapt to the new anti-money laundering framework and the product and technical compliance standards Understand whether the EU Commission action plan, the re-focus on the infringement cases and the recent referral to the European Court of Justice will have an effect on the German regulatory context

1. World Regulatory Briefing Germany, Frankfurt, Thursday 27th
June 2013
Resolving Germany: assessing the stability of the federal licensing regime and clarifying how to
establish your presence for long term investment in Europe’s most profitable and complex market
Join the second edition of WrB Germany to:
 Get clarity on whether the federal Treaty will survive the upcoming legal storm and if those
20 licenses you applied for will ever be issued
 Understand the implications for your Schleswig-Holstein licence/s following the shift to the
federal Interstate Treaty on Gambling– find out the impact on your commercial entry
strategy for the German market
 Find out if a return to the drawing board and a re-ignition of the political debate on
iGaming regulation is possible in Germany - network with the key decision-makers to
understand when it may happen, and how it will affect your business
 Clarify how to legally operate with an Interstate Treaty on Gambling licence: the dos and
don’ts of advertising in the different German states, how to adapt to the new anti-money
laundering framework and the product and technical compliance standards
 Understand whether the EU Commission action plan, the re-focus on the infringement
cases and the recent referral to the European Court of Justice will have an effect on the
German regulatory context
WrB Germany draft agenda:
08:00 Registration
09:00 Chairman’s Opening Address
 Providing a concise overview of the German context and recent developments
 Understanding the local gambling sector and how the current regulatory
framework is affecting the different gaming sectors in Germany
 Clarifying the problems with merging the Schleswig-Holstein regime with the
Interstate Treaty on Gambling (ITG) and suggesting solutions for the future
Wulf Hambach, Founding Partner, Hambach & Hambach
Placing the German regulations in the wider European regulatory context and examining
the stability of the federal Interstate Treaty on Gambling
09:10 Keynote opening address: the central German regulatory authority (Das
Glücksspielkollegium) and its functions in enforcing and upholding the Interstate Treaty
on Gambling
Thomas Goessl, President, Das Gluecksspielkollegium
09:30 Creating a harmonised, consistent and stable regulatory framework for online gaming in
all 16 German Laender in light of the EU Commission action plan
Prof Rudolf Streinz, Chair of Public and European Law, University Munich
09:50 Keynote panel: Enforcing the Interstate Treaty on Gambling regime and assessing the
consequences of Schleswig-Holstein joining the federal legal regime
 Assessing whether the Schleswig-Holstein model has been completely written off
in Germany
 Explaining the difficulties in reconciling the Schleswig-Holstein Treaty with the
Interstate Treaty on Gambling

2.  Explaining the federal ITG licensing process and how the decisions on the 20
licences will be made
 Assessing the need for the renewal of political debate on the gambling regulatory
changes if the Interstate Treaty on Gambling is challenged by the European Court
of Justice
 Finding out what the wave of legal challenges from unsuccessful ITG applicants will
mean for the stability of the federal Treaty
 Understanding the consequences for operators following the reconciliation of the
two regulatory regimes – operating in an uncertain legal environment
 Awaiting the ruling of the European Court of Justice and understanding what this
means for the Interstate Treaty on Gambling in the future
 Keeping the EU Commission action plan in mind – setting a timeline for action on
the infringement cases and review of the German regulatory framework
 The effectiveness of the current tax regime – deciding whether it will effectively
eliminate the illegal offerings and help enforce the Interstate Treaty regime
Thomas Goessl, President, Das Gluecksspielkollegium (the central German regulatory
authority)
Wolfgang Kubicki, Chairman of the FDP parliamentary group in Schleswig-Holstein &
Member of the Executive Committee FDP
Hans-Jörn Arp, Parliamentary manager, CDU group in the Schleswig-Holstein state
parliament
10:40 Morning refreshments and networking
Unravelling a complicated licensing context: operating with an Interstate Treaty licence
and/or a Schleswig-Holstein licence/s
11:10 Evaluating the taxation model under the Interstate Treaty on Gambling and assessing the
potential to operate profitably in Germany
Joachim Englisch, Professor of Tax Law and Public Law, Managing Director of the Institute
for Tax Law, Muenster University
11:40 Ensuring technical compliance in a complex legal environment
 Product requirements – deploying your products under the new licensing system –
take into account the requirements which should be fulfilled under the Interstate
Treaty
 Understanding what operators will need to do to comply with both Schleswig-
Holstein and E-15 requirements
 Understanding the data centre, player management and reporting requirements
Mathias Dahms, CEO, mybet
Gregory Kuhlmey, Head of Compliance, Dictao.
Alex Iliopoulos, Senior Technical Compliance Engineer, GLI
12:25 Cross-border marketing: understanding how to legally advertise in the different German
Länder and strengthening the partnerships with sports unions
 Understanding the German sports industry and the opportunities for signing
sponsorships agreements with sports clubs
 Knowing how to make the most of the marketing opportunities in each Land and
understanding the differences in advertising regulations of each Land
 Deciding on the feasibility of applying for and awaiting regulatory approval for each
advertising campaign
 Understanding the criteria for the permission of an advertising campaign –
content, distribution channels, warnings and safety, addiction potential
 Cross border advertising with a Schleswig-Holstein licence – make sure you know
the limitations to your advertising campaigns beyond Schleswig-Holstein

3. Thomas Deissenberger, Spokesman, Working Group of the Association of Commercial
Broadcasters and Media (VPRT) & CEO, Constantin Sport Marketing
Gernot Tripcke, General Manager, German Ice Hockey League
Michael Rotert, CEO, Association of the German Internet Industry (eco) & Vice-President
of EuroISPA
Moderator: Philipp Klotz, President, SPONSORs
13:10 Networking lunch break
14:10 Combating fraud, money laundering and assessing the payment methods available
 Understanding the changes to the German act on money laundering and what that
spells for operators and suppliers alike
 Ensuring you remain compliant with the stricter player identification practices, risk
assessment procedures, internal security measures and adequate transparency of
payments
 The new obligations operators face: understanding what steps an operator needs
to take in order to remain in tune with the new AML requirements
David Norman, Head of Integrity & AML/MLRO, Betfair
Prof. Schneider, Professor of Economics, Johannes Kepler University Linz Austria
Envisioning how to create a level playing field and effectively enforce the federal
regulatory framework to ensure customer protection and satisfaction
14:55 Legal analysis: understanding the German and European case-law and on-going court
proceedings – has a stable regulatory framework been created?
 Analysing the German Federal Court of Justice decision to refer questions to the
European Court of Justice in January 2013 – understanding the consequences
which could arise following the ruling by the court
 Assessing the prospects for the future from a legal point of view – explaining the
current case-law considered by the local German courts
 Dealing with the legal remnants and implications of the Schleswig-Holstein legal
model
 Understanding whether a stable and enforceable regulatory framework can be
created prior to knowing the European Court of Justice response
Annette Marberth-Kubicki, Specialist in Criminal Law
Markus Ruttig, Partner, CBH Rechtsanwälte
Ronald Reichert, Partner, Redeker
Moderator: Wulf Hambach, Founding Partner, Hambach & Hambach
15:40 Afternoon refreshments and networking
16:10 The German land-based industry: assessing the future of the private and state casinos in
light of the Interstate Treaty
 Integrating land-based and online operations to stay ahead of the game
and integrate across multiple channels
 Assessing the new regulatory context and what opportunities for working
with the i-Gaming operators exist
 Raising the key challenges and difficulties faced by the casino industry in
Germany under the new regulatory context
 Ensuring responsible gaming under the Interstate Treaty regulations in the
Spielhallen and casinos
Franz Wolhfahrt, CEO, Novomatic
Joerg Hofmann, Partner, Melchers
Robert Hess, CEO, Schmidtgruppe
Dirk Quermann, CEO, Merkur Interactive GmbH
16:50 Deciding whether the Interstate Treaty has created a viable commercial model for
operators seeking to remain on the German market
 A unified approach to iGaming in all 16 Laender – explaining the key challenges
from an operator’s perspective

4.  The cap on licences – why exactly 20 and what happens to operators who fulfilled
the licensing requirements but are number 21?
 Discussing the consequences for operators of Schleswig Holstein joining the Inter
State Treaty
 The prohibition of online casino and poker games – how does the curtailing of
these products affect the operator?
 Deciding whether a sustainable commercial model been formed taking into
account the wagering limit, tax imposed and the limitations on advertising
 The likelihood of eliminating all illegal offers from the German market – will legal
operators be effectively protected by the regulatory framework?
 Assessing whether there is enough clarity on how an operator with a Schleswig-
Holstein licence/s can operate without trespassing the Interstate Treaty
regulations
Michael Burkert, CEO and Spokesman of the Deutscher Lotto- und Totoblock
Wolfram Kessler, General Counsel, Tipico
Werner Becher, CEO, Interwetten
Mathias Dahms, CEO, mybet
17:40 Closing remarks and end of WrB Germany