On 26 July 2024, shortly after midday, an email arrived at the Gemeinsame Glücksspielbehörde der Länder that would later become part of the proceedings surrounding Bet3000’s German licence. It had been sent by lawyer Dr. Damir Böhm and concerned reports about activity in betting shops previously associated with Bet3000. Dr. Böhm was quite clear about the status of the information. He was passing on what he had been told by people connected with betting intermediaries, not describing something he had personally witnessed, and he expressly suggested that the regulator use its own......
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