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Complying with Germany’s intricate slot controls

For the fifth market analysis in the Slot Trumps series we're focusing on a market that took decades to regulate and is yet to fulfil its true potential. Germany's legislative journey started with an online ban in 2008. Fast forward 13 years and the 2021 Interstate Treaty on Gambling created a comprehensive online betting and gaming market, while…
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Yield Sec data shows rise in black market targeting at-risk players

The research revealed a rise in players who had self-excluded on GAMSTOP being targeted by the black market. The number of illegal operators was also found to have increased "fourfold" between 2021 and 2022. That number doubled again to 231 during 2023. In total, more than 1000 affiliates helped to publicise illegal operators. According to Yield…
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German gambling: Can the market be saved?

As anyone who has followed the history of the German gambling market will know, legalisation of online casino and sports betting was a long time coming. When the government first moved to regulate the gambling market back in 2008, it was less a road towards liberalisation and more an attempt at prohibition. This took the form of an outright ban on…
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German Online Gambling Black Market Continues To Flourish Due To Poor Legislation

A new study found that half of German online gamblers engage with unlicensed operators Existing GlüNeuRStv measures are not effective in protecting players from the black market German gambling trade bodies have called on GGL to promptly address the issue The government has failed in its goal to drive consumers to the regulated online German…
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Study Reveals Half of Germany’s Online Gambling Happens on Unlicensed Sites

Image Source: Shutterstock.com A recent study commissioned by the German Online Casino Association (DOCV) and the German Sports Betting Association (DSWV) and conducted by economist Gunther Schnabl from the University of Leipzig has raised concerns about the efficacy of Germany's online gambling regulation. Industry stakeholders have also urged…
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New study: half of all German players still using black market

The study was commissioned by the German Online Casino Association (DOCV) and the German Sports Betting Association (DSWV). It was authored by economist Gunther Schnabl of the University of Leipzig. The report states that the State Treaty on Gambling, which came into force in July 2021, is missing its key target of ensuring that all online gaming…
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GGL fines Red Rhino €50,000 for unlicensed gambling

Red Rhino had withdrawn its German-facing Platincasino.de website but players could still gamble on its Platincasino.com site. The operator does not hold a licence in Germany, nor does it appear on the GGL's white list of approved brands. GGL said that as Red Rhino does not have approval to operate, it is in breach of national law. This, it added,…
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German Gambling Regulator Adds NetBet to White List

Image Source: Shutterstock.com In different jurisdictions, gambling regulators monitor gambling activities that can be a lottery, online casinos, sports betting or keno, among others. As regulated gambling activities, they bring tax revenue while a regulator is usually in charge of licensing and monitoring the compliance of the operators to the…
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Netbet added to German gambling white list

Operating under the name Netbet Enterprises Limited, the operator will offer games under the domains Netbet.de and Vegas.netbet.de. Netbet is one of the latest operators to receive approval to operate in Germany. In April, Jackpot50 was added to the white list. Among other names on the list are 888, Ladbrokes and Tipico. The white list is overseen…
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ZEAL receives license to offer virtual slot games in Germany

The ZEAL group has received the license from the German National Gambling Authority (GGL) to offer virtual slot games (online games). The subsidiary LOTTO24 AG is now allowed to offer online games for new customers in its web shops (LOTTO24, Tipp24). With this permission, the market leader for online lotteries is entering a new market segment in…
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Greentube agrees on deal with SYNOT Games that sees slots land on StarGames.de

Greentube, the NOVOMATIC Gaming and Entertainment division, is set to boost its product offering in Germany after agreeing a content deal with supplier SYNOT Games. The deal will see a number of SYNOT's newest and most popular games made available to play at StarGames.de, Greentube's German-facing online gaming site. SYNOT titles such as Book of…
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A Deep Dive into Online Gambling in Europe

Online Gambling in Europe: Popular Sports and How to Bet Europe has been a gambling hub for thousands of years. It's widely believed that the ancient Greeks introduced sports betting, which the Romans later adopted. Betting still prevails as one of Europeans' most popular pastime activities. In case you're looking for a…
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B2B information for the global online gambling and gaming industry

Sisal teams up with KYC experts Jumio Sisal has partnered with Jumio with the intention of streamlining its know your customer (KYC) process. Jumio offers identity verification solutions to the igaming industry in order to help operators verify the age of players, detect online fraud, fight account takeovers and simplify the onboarding…
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German Regulator to Wage War on Illegal Gambling

The Glucksspiel (GGL), Germany's new gambling regulator, has pledged to wage war on illegal gambling. Now fully active after a year of preparation, GGL board member Benjamin Schwanke said in an interview that the authority expects a large number of legal actions to be started against illegal online operators annually. "To protect players from…
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New German regulator starts to grant gambling licences

Around 50 new gaming licences for online slot and poker providers are pending approval by Germany's new gambling regulator Gemeinsamen Glücksspielbehörde der Länder (GGL). As a result the official white list of gambling operators in the German jurisdiction lists 25 new providers. Other licences are conditional to payment receipt of a security…
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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…
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German federal regulator greenlights SkillOnNet license and its leading German-facing brand DrueckGluek.de for online slots Global gaming and entertainment brand SkillOnNet has received a license to offer online slots in all states of Germany from the country's recently established federal gambling regulator, die Glücksspielbehörde (GGL). The…
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Updates in iGaming and Gambling Legislation in Germany

Is there a gloomy forecast for Germany's gambling industry? Due to significant delays and shifts, the German betting industry has been clouded by uncertainty in recent years. Sixteen German federal governments signed a gambling treaty in 2012 intending to introduce sports betting to the online casino industry. Learn about the difficulties facing…
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German Regulator Warns Twitch of Gambling Ad Restrictions

The German gambling regulator said that it is unsatisfied with updated community guidelines provided by Twitch. considered criminal offenses under the Fourth Interstate Gambling Treaty Die Glücksspielbehörde (GGL) said that Twitch is making progress, but it is not quite there yet. Gambling advertisements for operators that are not regulated by…
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Playson takes online slots live PlatinCasino

Further expanding its reach in Europe, leading game developer Playson has announced its new partnership with what it lauds as "one of the largest online operators in Germany," PlatinCasino, while at the same time revealing its soon-to-launch Non-Stop Drop 500k promotion. Under the freshly-inked content integration agreement, the online platform,…
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Andreas Kaufmann appointed Gamomat Distribution Managing Director

Gamomat Distribution GmbH has appointed Andreas Kaufmann as its new Managing Director. The industry veteran brings extensive online casino experience to Gamomat from both the supplier and operator side as a founder and an iGaming executive. The slot game developer noted that Kaufmann also has a "decorated Europe-centric entrepreneurial…
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The virtual gambling market is booming in Germany. At the latest since the nationwide legalisation, which was determined by law in July 2021, the industry is buoyant. Innumerable online casinos are romping around on the local market. The number of providers increases at regular intervals. With such a high density of offers, it can be difficult to…
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Sonnenspiele becomes latest licensed German slots operator

The operator will join the eight businesses and eleven brands already licensed by the Sachsen-Anhalt state administration office, the body responsible for national online casino regulation and licensing. The German slots regime is highly tax and regulatory intensive; and larger, more established companies - often with roots in the land-based sector…
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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…
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BluBet Approved for Virtual Slots in Germany

Gambling and sports betting brand BluBet has been approved to operate virtual slot games in Germany. The company received the virtual slot machine license from the State Administrative Office of Saxony-Anhalt and will now be able to diversify its offer in the country. The license approval is welcome news for BluBet as its parent company, Novo…
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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…
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German Gambling Regulator Asks ISPs to Block Illegal iGaming Websites

Germany's new gambling regulator, Glücksspielbehörde (GGL), has asked local internet service providers (ISPs) to block access to unlicensed international gambling websites that are currently targeting the German market. The GGL has made its stance clear on the subject of illegal gambling websites. Just last week, the regulator black listed…
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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…
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Germany’s New Federal Gambling Regulator Is Ready to Get Down to Business

As previously announced, Germany's Saxony-Anhalt State Administration Office has been replaced by die Glücksspielbehörde (GGL) effective today, July 1. The new body is now the official gambling regulator in the country, taking over from the previous decentralized system exactly one year after the country launched the legal market for online…
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Website Launched for New German Gambling Regulator

The executive of the German state of Saxony-Anhalt has announced the launch of the website for the country's new federal regulator, Gemeinsamen Glücksspielbehörde der Länder (GGL - The German Federal States' Joint Gambling Authority). On its website, the GGL said that 110 staff will be required by the agency and that it will soon announce 50 new…
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