The Research Center for Esports Law of the University of Augsburg and German law firm MELCHERS Rechtsanwälte have officially formed a partnership to pursue research in the realm of esports law with a focus on gambling.
The efforts of both, per the new partnership, will focus on “the dialogue between practice and science with a focus on gambling law.”
“A complex subject like esports cannot be researched in isolation, but must be examined in the context of the economic developments and the practical problems of all areas of law” Dr. Martin Maties, Director of the Research Center for Esports Law at the University of Augsburg, said in an official press release. “In this context, all actual phenomena that are closely related to esports are important.
“We are delighted to have MELCHERS Rechtsanwälte, one of the leading law firms in esports and gambling law in Germany, as our cooperation partner.”
“Within the scope of the cooperation with FeSR we can make an important contribution to making esports in Germany even more professional and successful without neglecting the important aspects of youth and player protection” Dr. Holger Jakob of MELCHERS Rechtsanwälte said. “Gambling and sport, as far as they are digital, are still at an early stage of their development in their legal aspects.”
