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Online casino gaming operator Rootz announced it has received a license to operate online slot games in Germany and become the latest Malta-based gaming operator active in the German market. The license granting Rootz the right to operate online slot games is a recognition of the operator's willingness to meet the requirements of the State Treaty…

This licence will allow Novomatic to have its subsidiary, BluBet Operations, operate under the novoline.de domain in the country. Mernov, a joint venture between Novomatic and Merkur, was the first operator to be given an online slots licence. Tipwin and Ruleo received licences in June this year. However, this business changed its name to Deutsche…

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…

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…