Hungary: Announced Competition Authority Investigation into Deutsche Lotto- und Sportwetten Ltd for Deceptive Advertising

On 20 October 2022, the Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) announced an investigation into Deutsche Lotto- und Sportwetten Ltd, a Maltese-registered company. The company is accused of deliberately misleading consumers by advertising games that closely resemble the services of the Hungarian State Lottery, creating the impression that the services were provided by the Hungarian State Lottery. Affected websites include 'Hatos Lottó', 'Skandináv lottó', 'Kenó', 'Hatoslottó Plusz', Skandináv lottó+', 'Keno24/7', 'EUROJACKPOT', 'EUROJACKPOT GO'. Additionally, the company allegedly failed to display the actual operator of the service, hindering the exercise of consumers' rights.