Tag Archives: Germany

A lawsuit initiated by a German player against Malta-based Lottoland has reached the halls of the European Court of Justice. The details around Case C-440 were laid out in front of the jurors in Luxembourg, who had to go all the way back to 2021 in order to get the full picture. That’s when a German player took Lottoland to …

Tipico, Germany’s largest online gambling group, has launched a ‘Trusted Partner Programme’ to ensure that its game suppliers have no involvement with the black market. The scheme is designed to support Tipico Games as the leading virtual slots brand in Germany, upholding the rules of the Fourth Interstate Gambling Treaty of 2021 (GlüStV). As cited by Tipico: “The aim of …

A near 10-hour sports betting outage in Germany has prompted criticism from the German Sports Betting Association (DSWV), one of the biggest gambling trade bodies in the country.  Local sources revealed that customers across the whole of Germany were unable to place deposits with betting providers for 10 hours straight last Saturday after a failure at a key regulatory system. …

More protections are needed against the online black market, according to Gemeinsame Glücksspielbehörde der Länder (GGL), Germany‘s gambling authority. Together with representatives from the political, scientific and commercial fields, the authority participated in a series of discussions regarding online regulations during the Berlin Congress organised by the German gambling trade body DAW. Ronald Benter, Chairman of the GGL, noted that …

The application of cross-operator checks and protections mandated by Germany’s Fourth Interstate Treaty on Gambling (GlüNeuRStV) has come under scrutiny. The liabilities of the GlüNeuRStV regime were detailed by the journal Investigate Europe, which on 6 March published an article titled: “Legal, illegal, doesn’t it matter?” The article exposes that “in Germany, state governments have circumvented the rules, allowing gambling …

Germany’s Federal Administrative Court has sided with the national gambling regulator (GGL) in a case against a social lottery provider.  GGL accused the provider of unlawful advertising after it was found that the operator’s logo has been included in educational material promoting its charitable work supporting people with disabilities.  The plaintiff (the social lottery provider) then filed an appeal with …

Tipico Sportwetten will mark ten years as a principal partner of the Deutsche Fußball Liga, having agreed terms to extend its sponsorship of the Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 until 2029. Recognised as Germany’s largest betting firm, Tipico began its partnership with the DFL in 2018 to sponsor German football’s top two divisions. The original partnership was formed three years prior …

Scientific Games (SG) will power the Deutsche Klassenlotterie Berlin’s (DKLB) retail and digital lottery sales in a new seven-year contract. Under the deal’s terms, SG will supply the lottery with its SYMPHONY gaming system that combines retail, digital, mobile and future game entertainment channels, including third-party content and platforms. The seven years build on the already long-lasting partnership between Scientific …

Poland seeks for EU member states to “harmonise and deepen” collaborative efforts to combat illegal online gambling, which is reported to cost Eurozone nations an estimated €7.2bn in lost tax revenues. Since 1 January, Poland has held the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, setting the agenda for the first half of 2025 for the bloc and its …

Ahead of the festive holidays, GamCare has warned people with gambling issues to be extra careful not to endanger themselves further. A YouGov survey, commissioned by the gambling charity and focusing on more than 4,000 UK adults suffering from problem gambling, has shown that three-fifths (59%) of those prone to gambling harms say they are more likely to gamble at …