As an (international) follow-up to the Colloquium: Sports Betting, Esports and Compliance, the Research Center for Esports Law and the law firm Stadler Völkel Rechtsanwälte organized the Symposium: Esports, Sports Betting and Gambling in Vienna. The main topics were betting on Esports events, gambling regulation and lootboxes. These topics were discussed by various experts from Austria, Germany and Switzerland.

Date: Friday, June 3, 2022, 10.00 a.m. - 4.15 p.m. 

Venue: University of Vienna (alte Kapelle) 

9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.: Welcome

10.00 a.m. - 10.10 a.m.: Inauguration of the event by Prof. Dr. Christian Piska (University of Vienna), Prof. Dr. Martin Maties (Research Center for Esports Law, University of Augsburg), Mag. Urim Bajrami (STADLER VÖLKEL, Attorneys at Law)

10.10 a.m. - 10.20 a.m.: Keynote about Esports in Austria by Mag. Stefan Baloh (President Esports Association Austria)

10:20 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.: Presentations

• Slot 1: "Regulatory framework and outlook for betting in Esports in Germany" by Dr. Jörg Hofman (MELCHERS Rechtsanwälte)
• Slot 2: "Skin gambling in Germany - A consideration of gambling law" by Dr. Lennart Brüggemann (HLB Schumacher Hallermann Rechtsanwälte)
• Slot 3: "Matchfixing, Doping and Cheating in Esports from the perspective of Austrian criminal law" by Mag. Urim Bajrami

12.00 p.m. - 1.00 p.m.: Coffee break/ Networking

1.00 p.m. - 1.30 p.m.: Panel "Betting in Esports - what has to be considered?" by Dr. Lennart Brüggemann, Dr. Jörg Hofman, Dominik Beier (Managing Director at emotion group), Moderation by Patrick Petschinka (Rechtsanwaltskanzlei Christina Toth)

1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.: Presentations

• Slot 4: "Loot boxes, skin gambling and the Swiss gambling law" by Nicola Zehnder, MLaw (PWC Switzerland)
• Slot 5: "Loot boxes 2.0 - legitimacy under civil law in Germany" by Prof. Dr. Martin Maties
• Slot 6: "Lawsuits for the recovery of stakes? Class action lawsuits against game developers? Selected developments in Austria's sports betting and gambling sector" by Dr. Arthur Stadler (STADLER VÖLKEL, Attorneys at Law)

3.00 p.m. - 3.15 p.m.: Coffee break/ Networking

3:15 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.: Panel "Loot boxes - hidden gambling in video games?" by Süleyman Zorba (Member of the National Council, Die Grünen), Prof. Dr. Martin Maties, Dr. Holger Jakob (MELCHERS Rechtsanwälte), Thomas Forstner (OVWG, Austrian Association for Betting and Gambling), Urim Bajrami, Moderation by Prof. Dr. Christian Piska

4:00 p.m.: Networking