Location: Germany

09/17/25 3:43 PM

German regulator: Only 1 in 12 gambling sites legal

  • Suswati Basu, ReadWrite
The German Sports Betting Association (DSWV) reports that just 1 in 12 gambling sites are operating legally ahead of the upcoming soccer... more
08/28/25 7:49 PM

Germany’s self-exclusion scheme nears 350,000 sign-ups after four years

  • Robert Fletcher, iGaming Business
Germany’s national gambling self-exclusion program OASIS has recorded almost 350,000 registrations during its first four years of... more
08/17/25 2:32 PM

Stakes go over €3bn as Germany begins quarterly reporting

  • Viktor Kayed, SBC News
Germany’s regulator, Gemeinsamen Glücksspielbehörde der Länder (GGL), has ushered into a new era of gambling market analysis. In a first... more
06/16/25 8:02 PM

Germany Interstate Treaty update could solve deposit limit struggles

  • Nicole Macedo, iGaming Business
DOCV (Deutscher Online Casinoverband) and local lawyer Michelle Hembury of Melchers Law believe an updated Interstate Treaty could address... more
05/28/25 8:28 PM

Playtech agrees deal to exit German betting operating Happybet

  • Eric Cunha, Alliance News
Playtech PLC on Wednesday said it has struck an agreement to exit its Happybet online gambling and retail betting unit in Germany. The... more
05/20/25 8:02 PM

Austria tax reforms loom over otherwise stable bet-at-home in Q1

  • Viktor Kayed, SBC News
Despite witnessing year-on-year revenue growth in Q1 2025, bet-at-home AG has expressed concerns about the future gambling landscape in... more
04/20/25 12:15 PM

Does Germany’s new government have a shot at tackling illegal gambling?

  • Imogen Goodman, iGaming Business
In their coalition pact released on 9 April, the incoming government in Germany set itself another ambitious goal: tackling the rampant... more
04/16/25 7:29 PM

Germany needs a specialized gambling prosecutor, trade group says

  • Sonja Lindenberg, Next.io
German sports betting trade body DSWV is urging the government to back its anti-illegal gambling pledge with concrete action, including the... more
03/26/25 7:22 PM

Merkur breaks ground on new German casino

  • Phil, G3 Newswire
Merkur Spielbanken NRW officially celebrated the start of a new Merkur Casino construction project in Siegburg with a groundbreaking... more
03/19/25 3:19 PM

German betting outage sparks concern over black market gambling

  • Jacob Woodward, ReadWrite
A 10-hour disruption in Germany’s regulated sports betting market has raised alarm among licensed operators and the industry as a whole,... more