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 …
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GGL begins new coordination strategy to combat gambling addiction
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 …
Read More »Bet3000 reopens German franchises as GGL must explain hard suspension
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 …
Read More »Lotto Bremen to lead DLTB the voice of German Lotteries
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 …
Read More »Bet3000 demands GGL withdraw Interstate suspension
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 …
Read More »GGL to begin Moser Chairmanship from 1 July
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 …
Read More »DSWV: Euro 2024 campaign must lead to a review of Interstate rules
Deutscher Sportwettenverband (DSWV), Germany’s Trade Association for Sports Betting, has stated its support for all initiatives to return customers to legal betting operators. The trade body makes its pledge as Germany hosts the UEFA Euro 2024 championships in which “wagering by German consumers is expected to top €1bn”. As such, the tournament provides “a great opportunity to win back many …
Read More »GGL emphasises importance of science-based approach in future gambling research
The twentieth edition of the Symposium on Gambling held at the University of Hohenheim in Germany presented a look into the gambling regulator Glücksspielbehörde’s (GGL) current and future gambling research practices. Attending the meeting was GGL Board Member Ronald Benter, who spoke about the importance of well-rounded research into the gambling sector at a time when the State Treaty on …
Read More »GGL stands by disputed research of Gambling Survey 2023
Glücksspielbehörde (GGL), the Federal Gambling Authority of Germany, has stood by the findings of the Gambling Survey of 2023, emphasising its role in providing a ‘facts-based approach’ to the development of Germany’s Fourth Interstate Market (GlüNeuRStv). The Authority states that it now has the relevant data and insights to make year-on-year assessments of the GlüNeuRStv market since its launch on …
Read More »GGL begins review of Loot Box laws and protections
Glücksspielbehörde (GGL), the Federal Gambling Authority of Germany, has initiated its legal review of loot boxes and in-game video purchases. In its evaluation, GGL stated its support for the current initiatives aimed at effectively regulating loot boxes to protect children and youth in Germany. The specifics of loot box reward mechanisms and related activities like skin betting are under scrutiny …
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