Execution Pokerstars. Apparently, payment is not voluntary (page 106)

That's exactly how it is. The sentences should be enforced with full force. What do they actually think? I could never believe that and that would be a complete rip-off.

In the end, I see it as a positive thing.

Pokerstars will pay and now wants to try to save as much as possible. I also found the email very confusing, why enforcement should fail if bill55 is overturned is not clear to me. It will be fine, glglglgl

Well, there are certainly people who will accept this deal.

A friend of mine has been wanting to declare private bankruptcy for some time, but doesn't want the money from the lawsuit to go into the bankruptcy estate. But since it could be another 1-2 years, the deal doesn't seem like a good idea for him.

Obviously, they hope that some will accept the deal.

Many gambling addicts would also accept the deal, but most have probably already sold their claims.

I just hope that it will all be over this year. The German state should have intervened long ago, that's really cheeky.

Ultimately, I see it as a positive sign. Pokerstars knows that they have to pay and they want to save as much as they can. The 25% was offered without interest, by the way. I declined and am now putting it aside until something happens. It'll be fine, glglglglgl

Well, I think this will all take until the end of 2026, which I hope won't happen. I'm curious about the ruling from the ECJ that the BGH has initiated.

Do they offer to cover the legal costs? Then that probably explains why the lawyer is pushing for the settlement to be accepted. He will get exactly the same amount as if he were involved in the legal dispute for years to come. But if he accepts, he will no longer have any work to do and the case will be over.

I don't know. I mean, Pokerstars has to pay the costs anyway, right? However, the law firm gets 32% of the value in dispute, which is a big difference between 25 and 100%.

The law firm is not the litigation financer, at least I am not aware of any law firm that is both.

That may be so. Then it would make sense.

To all Austrians!

Last week I had the opportunity to plead as plaintiff’s counsel in Case C-77/24 in the Grand Chamber of the ECJ.

A very impressive and exciting experience!

The content was about the question of whether managers of illegal online casinos can be sued in Austria, and Bill 55 and various other machinations of #onlinecasinos were also topics. The court seemed very interested, it remains exciting!

A verdict in the case is expected in 6-8 months from the plaintiff's lawyer.

That's what it says on LinkedIn.

greeting

do you have a link to linkedin?

Good morning !

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https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/gambling?trk=feed-detail_main-feed-card-text

Sorry, was the wrong link

The best thing to do is search for Oliver Peschel on LinkedIn, he was the plaintiff's lawyer.

Here is the article

Here is the article. Unfortunately I can't create a link.

Here is the article

Unfortunately, I cannot create a link

thank you! sounds interesting. maybe we'll finally get some clarity this year. that would be good for everyone involved.

I only found it by chance because I still follow my former lawyer on LinkedIn.