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Roobet is one of the best-known crypto casinos of the streamer scene and is searched thousands of times a month from Austria. For the recovery of losses, playing with cryptocurrencies makes no difference: the operator holds no Austrian concession, the gaming contract is void, and the stakes are recoverable under unjust enrichment.
Stake is the world's largest crypto online casino and also the most-searched brand in this category in Austria. The operating company, based in Curacao, never held a concession under the Austrian Gambling Act. Losses in Bitcoin or other tokens are nonetheless recoverable under the settled case law of the Austrian Supreme Court on unjust enrichment. A practitioner's perspective, with an honest look at enforcement.
Crypto casinos and platforms with a Curaçao licence are widely represented among the online casinos visible on the Austrian market. Legally, the recovery of losses from these operators is to be conducted along the same line as for Maltese casinos. The real difficulties lie not in the substantive law, but in enforcement. This article explains the specifics, the risks and the conditions under which proceedings can still succeed.