$1.6 billion criminal proceedings are transferred yearly into the legal system by money laundering (UNODC 2011). Only about 0.2% are identified and confiscated. The manifold negative consequences of money laundering are devastating and threaten the functionality of capital markets (Unger 2007)....

In most countries, the regulation of gaming is based on whether the predominance for the outcome of the game lies in skill or chance. As poker has become extremely popular in recent years, a heated discussion has evolved about the amount of skill involved in poker. Recent contributions to this...

Blockchain-based security token offerings (STOs) provide a new way of crowdfunding and corporate financing. Building on signalling theory, this paper examines 1) whether companies conducting an STO make use of cheap signals to influence investment behaviour and 2) if such use of cheap signals is...