Last Monday, 29 June 2020, we discussed the strong partnership between online operators and Austrian sports and the consequences of the Corona crisis in an interesting expert panel....
Using data from a major European online operator, authors Michael Auer, Doris Malischnig and Mark D. Griffiths have examined the gaming behavior of 5396 sports betting customers before and during the COVID-19 pandemic...
With increasing global concern about the impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), the health, safety and well-being of the general public is of outmost concern. During this particularly concerning time for citizens online gambling companies should act in socially responsible way
A study on online gambling commissioned by the Austrian Association for Betting and Gambling (OVWG) and conducted by Marketagent comes to interesting results: The majority of respondents are against the gambling monopoly ...
On 3 March 2020, the 2nd OVWG Expert Panel on the topic " Gambling Regulation 2.0 - Best Practice Example Denmark" took place. During the event, Birgitte Sand, Director of the Danish Gaming Authority, explained how...
If sporting events are manipulated and confidence in sport is thus abused, everyone loses: the sports associations, the athletes concerned and the betting operators. Therefore, betting fraud and game manipulation must be fought consistently and relentlessly - all members of the OVWG agree on this...
Also this year, the German Online Casino Association (DOCV), the German Sports Betting Association (DSWV) and the Austrian Association for Betting and Gambling (OVWG) informed participants about current developments in the (online) gambling and sports betting industry in Germany and Austria within the framework of an Industry Dialogue Germany & Austria....
On 7 June, the 1st OVWG expert round took place at the Haus des Sports in Vienna on the topics of player protection and sports sponsoring. After a keynote by Claus Retschitzegger, President of OVWG....
In a recent study, the University of Lucerne shows that online gambling is not associated with more (addictive) risks than stationary gambling and that these risks can be significantly reduced in a regulated market with targeted player protection measures....
How is gambling and sports betting regulated in Austria? Which changes....
