Germany’s regulator, Gemeinsamen Glücksspielbehörde der Länder (GGL), has ushered into a new era of gambling market analysis. In a first for the local market, the gambling authority released quarterly data depicting the value of cross-state (within national borders) bets made on games of chance.
The numbers were fed to the GGL by licensed operators, which under the new rules are now obliged to do so every quarter for the foreseeable future.
According to the GGL, this is so that stakeholders, policy makers, and the public alike have a clear view of the developments in Germany’s regulated market.
Similar comprehensive monitoring of quarterly market activity has already been implemented elsewhere in the EU, and indeed it’s so far proven to offer valuable insights that later shape national policies.
