N1 — player complaint #61661, 2021-12-01: other

Subject: Refund for losses in player account [EDIT] Dear Madams and Sirs, I have the player account [EDIT]. Meanwhile, I have lost 70 Euros under this player account. I have recently found out that your service is illegal in Germany. Therefore, I ask you to refund my losses. Until 30th of June 2021 online-gambling was completely illegal in Germany according to § 4 Abs. 4 GlüStV. The possible exceptions for Schleswig-Holstein don’t apply to me as I don’t live in Schleswig-Holstein. Since 1st of July 2021 online-gambling in Germany is only legal with a German license – and to my knowledge you lack this license. This means that the participants-contract and your general standard terms and conditions, on which my playing on your platform was based, are void according to German law (§ 134 BGB). This is not a violation of European law as the European Court of Justice (C-46/08) and the highest German court for civil law (I ZR 199/20) have already made clear. Please transfer the sum to my bank account until [EDIT]. [EDIT] Should the refund not be paid in time and in full I will hand the matter over to a specialized lawyer, which can cause additional costs to you. Kind regards