bwin in Austria: why casino losses are recoverable and betting losses take a very different path
Austrians know bwin above all as a sports betting brand with Viennese roots, but it also offers an online casino. This dual character is exactly what decides recovery. Casino losses are recoverable under the settled case law of the Austrian Supreme Court on unjust enrichment, because the casino offer holds no concession. Betting losses follow a different, considerably harder logic. A practitioner's perspective from attorney Dr. Oliver Peschel.