European Lotto and Betting and Deutsche Lotto- und Sportwetten

C-440/23 - 1 Case C-440/23 Request for a preliminary ruling Date lodged: 14 July 2023 Referring court: Prim’Awla tal-Qorti Ċivili (Malta) Date of the decision to refer: 11 July 2023 Applicant: FB Defendants: European Lotto and Betting Ltd Deutsche Lotto Und Sportwetten Limited CIVIL COURT, FIRST HALL COURTS OF JUSTICE, MALTA [OMISSIS] Order of reference to the [OMISSIS] Court of Justice of the European Union in accordance with Article 267 [TFEU] [OMISSIS] in the proceedings [OMISSIS]: [OMISSIS]: FB [OMISSIS] EN REQUEST FOR A PRELIMINARY RULING 11. 7. 2023 – CASE C-440/23 v. European Lotto and Betting Ltd [OMISSIS] & Deutsche Lotto Und Sportwetten Limited [OMISSIS] The Parties The parties in these proceedings are FB (the plaintiff) [OMISSIS] and European Lotto and Betting Ltd [OMISSIS] and Deutche Lotto Und Sportwetten Ltd [OMISSIS] (the defendants). The basis for the request 1 The parties are in dispute over the recovery of lost stakes. The plaintiff is claiming losses from assigned rights, which arose from playing online slots and from playing (secondary) lotteries. 2 According to German law ([OMISSIS] [Paragraph] 4 (1) and (4) GlüStV), a permit is required to organise gambling in Germany. The organisation of gambling without a German permit is prohibited. The regulation in the version valid at the time read: "Section 4 (1): Public games of chance may only be organised or brokered with the permission of the competent authority of...