180,802 € value in dispute
Gambling lawyer sues foreign casino
Casino operators in Austria are luring gambling addicts who have already been banned abroad. The Styrian lawyer Julia Eckhart, herself a victim, is now taking action against one of them and has already been successful. Amount in dispute: 180,802 euros!
Styrian gambling lawyer Julia Eckhart was followed by a detective for months. He even attached a tracking device to her car to stay on her tail (we reported). Until he was caught by a hotel employee. The Vienna public prosecutor's office is investigating.
But the lawyer is not intimidated. On the contrary, she has already achieved her next success against a supposedly overpowering gambling company. Her client has been addicted to gambling since the age of 15 and is now banned from all casinos in Vienna. In order to continue gambling, he moved to the Czech Republic. "Many people do that," says Eckhart. The casinos near the border are geared towards Austrian customers: "You can pay in euros, the advertising is in German and the staff speak German," she says. For this reason, and because of EU law, she considered it possible to sue for damages at the Commercial Court of Vienna. Value in dispute: 180,802 euros!
And the court ruled in her favor with jurisdiction. Naturally, the operator concerned did not like this and lodged an appeal.
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