A German courts ruling that a gambler could have his debts written off due to the operator not being licensed in the country could have global repercussions.
Landesbank Berlin took legal action after the consumer refused to pay off a credit card debt through Visa accrued while playing on an unnamed online casino site.
However, the gambler argued in the District Court of Munich that the bank had no right to collect due to online casino gambling being illegal in Germany.
The court ruled that the bank had the capability to identify the transaction as gambling and had an obligation to prevent it taking place. It ultimately sided with the defendant and dismissed the claim, leaving Landesbank out of pocket and many wondering what the wider …
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