LeoVegas Casino - general discussion (page 3)

You're right - it's actually no laughing matter...

Thanks for your details, but in my message I was referring to the fact that LeoVegas does accept players from Austria, even if your review of this casino claims the opposite (perhaps this should be corrected as I can confirm this from my own experience ).

However, what has been happening for some time now when boarding or registering is unbelievable!

I quote here what players from Austria should accept:

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I ACKNOWLEDGE and ACCEPT that

(a) the use of the offers and services provided takes place in full knowledge of the Austrian legal situation, according to which only providers who are allowed to offer their services to online gambling on the basis of an Austrian gambling license; and

(b) LeoVegas Gaming PLC offers its services on the basis of a license issued by the Malta Gaming Authority.

"""

This means that one should confirm or accept that LeoVegas operates illegally in Austria, as they demonstrably do not have an Austrian license. At the same time, they give you their illegality in writing... as I said, unbelievable and just plain bold!

Is it fair to play there even though you know about it?

This question doesn't even arise because the Supreme Court has made a clear ruling in this regard: Even if you play in these casinos intentionally or with the best of your knowledge, you are fully entitled to a refund!

Reason: If online casinos do not adhere to the law or cheat, they don't have to be surprised if they are "ripped off"! A brilliant decision and more than understandable...

Because one thing is being forgotten here: The reason is that Austria places high priority on player protection (strict deposit limits, limited stakes, etc.)!

Casino Guru in particular should actually be very concerned about player protection and not just approve of these casinos...

And the question of whether someone knows that they shouldn't play at these casinos would not even arise if these companies would adhere to the legal situation and not allow access from Austria in the first place!

I think that everything has been clarified, but it is of course in the nature of things that there are different views/opinions here and different interests are represented...

I see this as the part where players recite the laws while we care about general fairness.

Frankly, we are not lawyers and mostly apply a slightly different point of view. I'm amazed at how many players from German-speaking countries are so passionate about the ways of the law, though. It's almost inspiring.

In our point of view, however, it is always inaccurate to say that a casino is illegal. If, for example, a casino with Malta takes a license for players from Germany, the German and the German government could say that it is illegal from the point of view of the law in Germany. On the other hand, the Maltese licensing authority already decided in the past (and I know that the Maltese government also decided that) that such a casino is legal. From Malta's point of view, this is a company that is based in Malta and runs its legal online business there. The fact that a casino from Malta allows players from Germany to play with them is completely legal according to the law of Malta, where the casino is based.

So for such a casino, the term offshore licensed can be used from the point of view of Germany (it is not licensed within Germany). If it was licensed in Germany, it is onshore licensed.

Thank you for your contribution to the topic. 👌 Much appreciated.