Tag Archives: Germany

Police authorities across several German states have confirmed that they have opened an investigation into 17 football matches on suspicion of match-fixing. First reported in the news outlet Hamburg Morning Post (MOPO), the games suspected to have had a predetermined outcome were part of the 3. Liga, Regionalliga and the Oberliga competitions – all organised by the DFB, Germany’s Football …

Google has issued an update specifically for Germany, informing advertisers that it will restrict the promotion of gambling services to businesses licensed by the Glücksspielbehörde (GGL), the Federal Gambling Authority of Germany. As part of the update to its German market Gambling and Games policies, advertisers were informed that GGL licensing certification for gambling services will be required from 25 …

Glücksspielbehörde (GGL), the Federal Authority of German Gambling, has initiated a new coordination strategy with state authorities to combat gambling addiction. Coordination meetings began last week as GGL Chairman Ronald Benter met with Konrad Landgraf, Managing Director of the State Office for Gambling Addiction in Bavaria (LSG). Benter is scheduled to speak with individual state authorities to improve cooperation and …

Bet3000 has reinitiated its retail business having been granted provisional protections against its licence suspension by Glücksspielbehörde (GGL), The Federal Gambling Authority of Germany. On 25 July, the licence of Bet3000 was temporarily removed from the GGL’s whitelist of sportsbook operators for online and retail betting services of the Fourth Interstate Gambling Market (GlüNeuRStv). The GGL stated that its enforcement …

Lotto Bremen has been elected as the new representative body of the DLTB, the association of Lotteries and Toto for Federal Germany. Starting 1 January 2025, Lotto Bremen will take over from Lotto Niedersachsen as the chief representative of the Federführung im Deutschen Lotto- und Totoblock (DLTB). As a subsidiary of Lotto GmbH, Lotto Bremen operates the lotto and tote …

Glücksspielbehörde (GGL), The Federal Gambling Authority of Germany has been ordered to explain why it has suspended the license of Bet3000. On Thursday, 25 July, the GGL withdrew Bet3000 license holder, IBA Entertainment, from its ‘white-list’ of businesses allowed to operate a Germany’s Fourth Interstate Gambling Market (GlüNeuRStv) license. IBA was instructed to close Bet3000’s online website and to instruct …

Overseas content streamers could be banned for promoting unlicensed gambling services to German audiences after a decision by the Saxony-Anhalt Higher Administrative Court.  The decision was in support of a previous legal challenge raised by the Joint Gambling Authority of the Länder (GGL) in connection to a well-known German streamer based abroad, who was engaging with slot games unlicensed in …

The decade of the 2020s has unsettled retail betting across all markets, as heritage operators face tough choices in how to operate their estates. At the forefront of change, Dr. Damir Böhm, CEO of Tipwin, believes that retail can set itself apart by investing in proprietary technology and software to reconnect with audiences…A tough endeavour as leadership must accept no …

Gluecksspiel (GGL), the Federal Authority of German Gambling, will start its chairmanship under Reiner Moser on 1 July 2024. Reiner Moser, a Minister of the Bundesland of Baden-Württemberg, will replace Udo Götze as Chairman of the GGL. He will oversee the agency’s progress on regulatory affairs, reporting to the Bundestag – Germany’s Federal Parliament. The GGL board consists of department …

Tipico Sportwetten has announced that Axel Hefer will succeed Joachim Baca as Chief Executive of the DACH markets gambling group. The promotion follows Baca’s decision to end his eight-year tenure as Group CEO of Tipico, who will now serve as Chairman of the company. Baca was praised for his transformative tenure, maintaining Tipico as Germany’s biggest sportsbook, steering the company …