German regulator orders full ISP blackout of Lottoland

German regulator orders full ISP blackout of Lottoland

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  • Ted Menmuir, SBC News
October 11, 2022 6:47 PM
  • Ted Menmuir, SBC News

Glücksspielbehörde (GGL), Germany’s unified gambling regulator, has stepped up its regulatory actions against Lottoland. In July, the GGL began a ‘targeted enforcement campaign’ against Lottoland which is alleged to have “offered illegal gambling for years” in Germany.

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The laws of Germany’s federal Fourth State Treaty on Gambling (GlüNeuRStv) prohibit wagering on the outcome of any state-sanctioned lotteries.

July’s warning was followed by the GGL restricting access to the Lottoland.com and lottohelden.de websites via IP blocks and further ordering payment service providers (PSPs) to decline transactions.

Following its initial enforcement, GGL revealed that it will order German internet service providers to directly block access to Lottoland’s website.