Online gambling operators present plan to support Austrian sports in the Corona crisis
Thomas Forstner2020-09-23T10:27:02+02:00Austrian sports and gambling/sports betting operators have always been important economic partners, which is ....
13. Austrian Gaming&Betting conference in Vienna
Thomas Forstner2020-09-23T10:41:52+02:00What an exciting day at the #imh gambling conference in Vienna on 14 Sept 2002....
New article @ G3NEWSWIRE: Austria – Assessing the impact of COVID-19
Thomas Forstner2020-07-21T12:13:33+02:00Hot off the press: Read here what impact COVID-19 had on the gambling and sports betting industry in Austria ....
3rd OVWG expert panel on sports
Thomas Forstner2020-07-08T10:00:03+02:00Last 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....
Study: Online gambling behavior before and during COVID-19
Thomas Forstner2020-06-07T14:40:49+02:00Using 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...
Integrity wins: OVWG becomes new Play Fair Code member!
Thomas Forstner2020-02-28T10:20:21+02:00If 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...
OVWG @ ICE Totally Gaming 2020
Thomas Forstner2020-03-18T10:03:26+02:00Also 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....
Player protection: OVWG Members take their responsibility seriously!
Thomas Forstner2019-11-13T10:35:37+02:00In 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....
Gambling and Sports betting in Austria @ KPMG Malta
Thomas Forstner2019-10-15T13:50:27+02:00How is gambling and sports betting regulated in Austria? Which changes....
OVWG @ Betting on Sports 2019 in London
Thomas Forstner2019-09-20T13:30:32+02:00What's new in Austria, Germany and Switzerland? With this exciting question...