Tag Archives: GlüNeuRStV

Gluecksspiel (GGL), the Federal Gambling Authority of Germany has launched a new ‘public information campaign’ on online gambling safeguards.  The initiative was announced this week as the headline directive of Germany’s first ‘nationwide action day against gambling addiction’ hosted on 27 September. The authority detailed: “GGL is supporting this annual day of action by providing an information brochure in which …

German gambling stakeholders have reiterated their warning to federal lawmakers, emphasising that “the legal offering must be strengthened” to protect German consumers who are actively targeted by black-market operators. The warning was prominently featured during the ‘Parliamentary Evening’ on 21 September in Dusseldorf, co-hosted by the German Online Casino Association (DOCV) and the German Sports Betting Association (DSWV). Headline speaker …

Gluecksspiel (GGL), the Federal Authority of German Gambling, has issued an open response to media inquiries related to the tender process of its ‘Evaluation Study on Player Protections’. In August, the authority announced that it had appointed Dr. Tobias Hayer of the University of Bremen to lead the year-1 evaluation of player protections formed under the Fourth Gambling Interstate Treaty …

Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) has extended its media and marketing compliance services for Merkur, the flagship brand of the German heritage gambling firm, Gauselmann Group. The extension of automated affiliate marketing services and media compliance monitoring tools is necessary for Merkur and its online brands to be fully compliant with the regulatory changes of the Fourth Interstate Treaty (GlüNeuRStv) market. …

Deutscher Sportwettenverband (DSWV), the trade body for German sports betting, has criticised several media outlets for drawing false conclusions on problem gambling prevalence statistics.  The trade body responded to media outlets referencing the ‘Glücksspielteilnahme 2021’ survey conducted by the drug and addiction research centre, ISD Hamburg.  Media outlets reported that “problem gambling behaviour in Germany had risen from 400,000 to …

Gluecksspiel (GGL), the Federal Gambling Authority of Germany, has launched a European-wide tender for an academic institution to lead new research on gambling advertising. Announced on 10 August, the GGL published its tender requirements for a “study coordinated with Germany’s 16 federal states”, titled “Gaming advertising on television and on the Internet in the area of conflict between channeling and …

Gluecksspiel (GGL), the Federal Gambling Authority of Germany, has appointed the University of Bremen in the state of Lower Saxony to undertake its Player Protection study. Stakeholders were informed that the University of Bremen would be tasked with evaluating “the effects of extensive player protection requirements” established by German federal states that accepted and implemented the rules of the Fourth …

The Court of Cologne of North Rhine-Westphalia has been informed that the business of Tipster GMBH is to be restructured and sold.  The decision has been taken by Cologne law firm Heidland Werres Diederichs (HWD), which on 9 May was placed in charge of Tipster GMBH’s insolvency proceedings. The offices of Tipster GMBH – the operating company of German Interstate …

Cologne law firm Heidland Werres Diederichs (HWD) has announced that it has been put in charge of the insolvency proceedings of Tipster Service GMBH (Tipster Group).  The appointment of HWD has been approved by the District Court of Cologne, which last week received an application for “the initiation of a provisional insolvency proceedings” filed by Tipster Group, the operating company …

This morning, German police and anti-corruption officers raided the Cologne offices of online sportsbook Tipster.de.  The news was broken by Bild.de, which reported that 1,000 officers from the state police force of North Rhine-Westphalia had stormed the office of Tipster.de to search over 100 items. It was reported that “the raid was carried out on suspicion of illegal gambling and …