The Berlin Office of Criminal Investigation has launched preliminary proceedings against Bundesliga second division football club Hertha BSC over the club’s marketing partnership with online betting site Cashpoint.
The Berlin authorities accuse Hertha BSC of breaching Germany’s State Treaty on Gaming by advertising the services of Cashpoint, the online gaming subsidiary of Gauselmann Group.
Cashpoint has been a partner of the football club since 2011 and the company’s online gaming operations are licensed in Malta, Denmark and [...]