The Köln Higher Regional Court – the highest level of court in the state of Nordrhein-Westfalen – has ruled that Pokerstars must reimburse a player’s losses because online casino was not yet legal in the state at the time the losses occurred.
In addition, the Cologne Higher Regional Court’s decision overturned a lower-court decision that was upheld by the Bonn Regional Court. Law firm Dr. Redell Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft – which represented the player – said that such decisions made by the Bonn Regional Court “should now be a thing of the past”.
One such case, which may be the decision that was overturned, was a player reimbursement case dismissed by the Euskirchen District Court in May 2021.
