46 PUBLIC GAMING INTERNATIONAL • JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2023 sports betting Wednesday by releasing proposed rules, but it will be months before the first wagers are placed, officials said. The law adopted by state lawmakers went into effect in August, but the director of the Maine Gambling Control Unit said it was important to move slowly to get the rules right. A timeline laid out by Milt Champion suggested licenses could be issued between April and January. He said he could not be more specific until the public weighs in over coming weeks. DraftKings reveals thousands of customer accounts hit by cyberattack The criminals succeeded in thousands of instances and ended up pulling more than $300,000 from people’s accounts - although DraftKings has since refunded the affected customers. No credit card info stolen. IGT PlaySports™ Partners with UBetOhio to Deliver High-Performing Sports Betting Technology Across Ohio INTRALOT signs 5-year Sports Betting contract with Ohio Lottery Commission NeoGames’ Pariplay® makes further significant step in United States with Caesars Sportsbook & Casino launch in New Jersey NeoGames’ BtoBet secures regulatory approval for Ontario launch WORLD NEWS Andreas Kötter confirmed as WestLotto-Managing Director for another five years The committees of Germany's largest lottery operator WestLotto (Westdeutsche Lotterie GmbH & Co OHG) have unanimously extended the contract with Andreas Kötter as spokesman for the management board for a further five years until 2028. “It is very good news for WestLotto, NRW. BANK and the state of North Rhine-Westphalia that Andreas Kötter will be working for the company for another five years as spokesman for the management. Andreas Kötter stands for successful corporate management,” explains the Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Michael Stölting, who is also a member of the NRW. BANK Board of Management. Andreas Kötter joined WestLotto management in 2013 and has been managing the company together with Christiane Jansen as second managing director since 2016. He has an excellent national and international network and outstanding knowledge of the gaming market. As the long-standing chairman of the Eurojackpot cooperation, he is leading the world's most successful lottery launch in the past ten years. In October, after several years as an executive member, Kötter was elected 1st Vice President of the World Lottery Association (WLA). This underscores WestLotto's leading role among providers dedicated to the fight against illegal cross-border gambling. This central basic understanding of one's own actions will continue to ensure responsible and safe offers for the state lottery offer in North Rhine-Westphalia. In any case, the state lottery offers stand for stability in the industry. "I would like to thank you for the trust in being able to continue to lead WestLotto on the path to the future. In the future, we as a company will continue to take on a very special responsibility for North Rhine-Westphalia and its citizens via the lottery principle," says Andreas Kötter. "Best Sustainability Reputation 2022": WestLotto receives the seal of the FAZ Institute Top marks for WestLotto: A study by the renowned FAZ Institute certifies Germany's largest lottery provider the "Best Sustainability Reputation 2022" in the field of lottery companies. With 100 points, WestLotto achieves the top value in the industry. Andreas Kötter, spokesman for the management of WestLotto, sees the award as a reward for WestLotto's commitment and at the same time as a motivation to further advance all aspects of sustainability in the company: "As a lottery provider, sustainability is part of our DNA. Social responsibility with player and consumer protection and our social commitment, which goes far beyond the lottery principle, are of outstanding importance. Germany: The joint gaming authority of the federal states (GGL) takes over all regulatory tasks previously performed by the individual federal states in a uniform state procedure Germany’s unified approach to gambling oversight, which ends years of fractured operations, is closer to becoming a reality. The Joint Gaming Authority (GGL, for its German acronym) will soon take over after receiving the keys to the castle in a ceremony this past Tuesday. On December 13, the decision-making body of Germany’s federal states that led statewide gaming supervision met for the last time. The members of the so-called gambling college symbolically handed over files to the GGL as it passed the torch. The GGL arrived through the creation and Germany-wide approval of the Fourth Interstate Gambling Treaty (GlüNeuRStv, for its German acronym), which brought all states under the same regulatory regime. The inbound authority will regulate the gaming market, including the issuance of fines and taxes, as of January 1. Bringing Germany Together The GGL will be responsible for monitoring arcades, lotteries, online gambling, and all other areas of gambling. Before the approval of the GlüNeuRStv, each state had its own rules and regulations. Now, the 16 federal states will all adhere to a single framework. GGL now assumes responsibility for overseeing gambling activity in the “transitional federal states of Saxony-Anhalt (online poker/virtual slot machines), Hesse (sports and horse betting), Rhineland-Palatinate (so-called social lotteries), Hamburg (class lotteries) and Lower Saxony (commercial game brokerage).” The gambling treaty gave each state the ability to establish its own gaming regime, with several opting to create state-run monopolies. The GGL will have two CEOs. Ronald Benter and Benjamin Schwanke are co-CEOs, working closely to drive Germany’s gaming industry into a new era. The central element of the new GlüNeuRStv is the OASIS player-blocking system. All casinos licensed in Germany must join this system and submit all player data to it. P U L S E
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