Tag Archives: GlüNeuRStV

Betway keeps faith in transformed German market

SBC News Betway keeps faith in transformed German market

Betway has reinforced its presence in Germany’s online gambling marketplace, having been granted a sportsbook licence extension by the Regional Council in Darmstadt.  Super Group’s flagship sportsbook brand will continue to operate in Germany, adhering to the rules and market protections of the Fourth Interstate Gambling Treaty (GlüNeuRStv) regime, which became effective on 1 July 2021. Renewing its sportsbook licence, …

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GGL takes charge of German gambling’s interstate duties

GGL

Gluecksspiel (GGL) has taken full control of the regulatory duties of Germany’s Fourth Interstate Gambling Treaty (GlüNeuRStv) – assuming its responsibilities as the “common authority for German gambling”.  Yesterday, at a meeting in Halle, representatives of the nation’s 16 federal states met for the last time to dissolve the ‘Gambling Collegium’ a state-sanctioned body which served as GlüNeuRStv regime’s ‘temporary …

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Better Collective strikes SPORT1 multimedia partnership for disrupted German market 

Better Collective

Better Collective AB  has moved to significantly expand its German market presence by forming a strategic alliance with SPORT1 Media Group.  The partnership will see Better Collective and SPORT1 combine their German assets and resources to establish the leading media platform for Germany’s re-regulated online gambling marketplace – adhering to the laws of the Fourth Interstate Treaty on Gambling (GlüNeuRStv) …

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Matthias Kirschenhofer, Sport1: GlüNeuRStv is heading in the right direction

SBC News Matthias Kirschenhofer, Sport1: GlüNeuRStv is heading in the right direction

The industry’s frustrations with German gambling market reforms under the Fourth Interstate Treaty on Gambling (GlüNeuRStv) regime have been well publicised.   Across Europe, gambling PLCs have undertaken costly multi-million-pound platform/product adjustments to adhere to the GlüNeuRStv’s stringent technical standards on compliance and market rules. But despite reconciling online gambling within Germany’s federal legislative framework, the GlüNeuRStv remains unloved and scorned …

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DSWV demands new German regulator immediately fix GlüNeuRStv black market leaks

DSWV President, Mathias Dahms,

German sports betting trade association – Der Deutsche Sportwettenverband (DSWV) has urged new federal gambling regulaor 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 Fourth Interstate Gambling Regime, replacing the executive of Saxony Anhalt, who had as the market’s interim governing …

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ComeOn secures tough GlüNeuRStv sportsbook licence

SBC News ComeOn secures tough GlüNeuRStv sportsbook licence

The registry of the Ministry of Sports and the Interior of Saxony Anhalt has confirmed that it has granted a German Fourth Interstate Treaty (GlüNeuRStv) licence to ComeOn Gaming. Cherry AB’s B2C unit has registered the brands of sunmaker.de, comeonwetten.de and mobilebet.de under its approved German licence. Though having secured its GlüNeuRStv licence, ComeOn has yet to disclose whether it …

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Kindred withdraws Unibet from unviable German market 

SBC News Kindred withdraws Unibet from unviable German market 

Kindred Group has confirmed that its flagship Unibet brand will withdraw its presence from the German market as of 1 July.  The Stockholm-listed operator has informed local authorities that it has chosen to cancel Unibet’s sportsbook and virtual slots licence applications to participate in Germany’s Fourth Interstate Treaty on Gambling (GlüNeuRStv) regime. “Our long-term strategic direction sets out locally regulated …

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Germany’s GlüNeuRStv Regime stuck in the mud over licensing framework

OKTO’s continental push continues as German approval secured

German market frustrations continue as the Bundesländer of Saxony-Anhalt has republished its whitelist of approved GlüNeuRStv regime operators, which has once again featured no take-up of online casino, slots or poker licences.  The update sees the Bundesländer continue its regulatory lag. Last Autumn the State Administrative Office of Saxony-Anhalt declared that no businesses had applied to be licensed for the …

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DSWV: Uncompetitive GlüNeuRStv to lose control of German market by World Cup 2022

SBC News DSWV: Uncompetitive GlüNeuRStv to lose control of German market by World Cup 2022

German Sports Betting Association DSWV has hosted its annual conference, in which members have outlined that the federal GlüNeuRStv online gambling regime is ill equipped to deal with black market threats. 2021 saw German sports betting ‘stabilise to its 2019 pre-Corona level’ as licensed operators recorded €9.4 billion in wagers and contributing to €470 million in taxes. Despite the recovery, …

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Christian Madlindl: Maintaining confidence in German poker and sports betting in 2022

SBC News Christian Madlindl: Maintaining confidence in German poker and sports betting in 2022

As the new year commences, developments across a range of European countries will be under the spotlight, including the UK, Italy, the Netherlands and Germany. Halfway through last year, the 16 federal states of Germany ratified the GlüNeuRStv – the Fourth Interstate Treaty on Gambling – introducing new regulatory requirements on the country’s betting and igaming industry.  Under the terms …

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