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Germany: Regulator approves close to 50 more gambling licences

However, only 25 providers have been so far added to the official white list of operators licensed in Germany, due to outstanding security deposits. After 18 months of preparation and development work, the GGL from 1 January 2023 took over all gambling regulatory tasks previously performed by individual federal states within Germany. This includes…

Law ・ 11 January 2023

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State-Owned Sächsische Spielbanken Receives Online Slot Machines License

The administration office of the German state Saxony-Anhalt has given an online slot machine license to state-owned land-based casino operator Sächsische Spielbanken. Thus, the operator has become the first state-owned company to receive such a license. Sächsische Spielbanken has become the 13 gambling operator in Germany to receive a license…

Sports ・ 09 November 2022

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Another Gauselmann brand licensed to offer online slots in Germany

The business joins fellow Gauselmann brand Merkur on the list, as well as Mernov, which was founded as a joint venture between Merkur and Novomatic, though has since implemented a new shareholder structure. Given that both Merkur and Mernov were licensed for multiple sites, this means that six of the ten brands allowed to operate in Germany are…

Law ・ 17 August 2022

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SlotMagie And Merkur Receive Slot Machine Licenses in Germany

Germany is expanding the number of licenses available for slot machine operators from three to five. SlotMagie and Merkur are entering the German market after Mernov, which has been renamed to Deutsche Gesellschaft für Glücksspiel (DGGS), Tipwin and Mybet. Malta-based The Mill Adventure, which operates the website SlotMagie, is the fourth licensee…

Sports ・ 13 August 2022

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Slotmagie and Merkur become fourth and fifth German slot licensees

The Mill Adventure will receive a licence to offer slots on its Slotmagie website, while Merkur is licensed for three sites: Xtip, Merkur Sports and Merkur Spiel. The new system includes a number of strict conditions, including a €1 stake limit for slots. In addition, operators must pay 5.3% of their turnover in tax. As a result of these…

Sports ・ 11 August 2022

European Gaming

DSWV Urges GGL to Immediately Safeguard Germany’s Online Gambling Marketplace Against “Unlicensed Threats”

German sports betting trade association Der Deutsche Sportwettenverband (DSWV) has urged the new federal gambling regulator Glücksspielbehörde der Länder (GGL) to immediately safeguard Germany's online gambling marketplace against "unlicensed threats". Last week, the GGL formally took charge of the regulatory supervision of GlüNeuRStv, Germany's…

Industry ・ 05 July 2022

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Tipwin and Mybet Got Licenses for Online Slot Machines

On June 23, Tipwin and Mybet obtained licenses in Germany for slot machine games, becoming the second and third-biggest gambling company in the whole country that offers such games online. The new license has allowed renowned sports betting operator Tipwin to offer slot games as part of a new section on its website, while Mybet acquired its license…

Sports ・ 24 June 2022

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Tipwin and Mybet join Mernov as Germany’s only online slots licensees

Tipwin - a well-known sports betting operator in the country - is now also allowed to offer slots, on a new gaming section of its website. Online-first operator Mybet has also secured a licence, through its owner Ruleo Alpenland. A previous iteration of Mybet had filed for insolvency in 2018, before the brand was revived under new ownership, with a…

Sports ・ 24 June 2022

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Gauselmann’s Mernov awarded Germany’s first online slots licence

Mernov is so far the only online slots business named on the white list of approved online slots operators, published by Glücksspielbehörde, the new national regulator based in the state of Sachsen-Anhalt. It has received a licence to operate online slots at both Jackpotpiraten.de and Bingbong.de, and appears to be part of Gauselmann Group as it is…

Sports ・ 06 May 2022

European Gaming

German Whitelist Shows No Online Casino Licensees

The German state of Sachsen-Anhalt has published its "whitelist" of licensed operators under the country's Fourth State Treaty on Gambling: featuring no licensees whatsoever for online slots, table games or poker. The list includes a number of approved online sports betting licensees, after the vertical was approved by the country's Third State…

Sports ・ 13 October 2021

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The new treaty that could transform Germany’s gambling industry

Germany's gambling industry has been the centre of much debate in recent years, with regulators seeking to soften some of the strictest laws in Europe. The new Interstate Treaty on Gambling (ISTG 21), which came into force on July 1, contains some of the biggest changes to gambling legislation in the country's recent history. Online gambling,…

Industry ・ 20 July 2021

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Germany Approves Controversial iGaming Tax Bill, Takes Effect From July 1

The controversial' GlüNeuRStv' (Glücksspielneuregulierungstaatsvertrag) which is the new German state treaty on gambling was approved by the Finance Committee this week. The bill was put together by the Bundesrat which is the Federal Council in Germany and it received a lot of opposition from online casino stakeholders as they felt the bill was…

Finance ・ 25 June 2021

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