Tag Archives: Germany

DAZN Bet goes live in fourth market with Germany launch

DAZN

DAZN Bet’s launch in Germany has been confirmed by the operator, the sportsbook platform of sports media and entertainment giant DAZN Group. The bookmaker’s pending debut in the German market was confirmed by the federal regulator, the Gluecksspiel (GGL) last month when DAZN Bet was publicly added to its whitelist of approved operators. Confirmation of DAZN Bet’s entry into Germany …

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GGL hosts State Coordinators on GlüNeuRStv protections

GGL

Gluecksspiel (GGL), the Federal Authority of German Gambling, will host its first “joint exchange meeting of state coordinators” in Halle. The meeting will convene representatives from Germany’s 16 Federal States (Bundesländer). They will share their specific experiences and challenges in prevention work in the online gambling sector since the inception of the Fourth Interstate Gambling regime (GlüNeuRStv) on 1 July …

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GGL responds to tender queries on player protections study  

SBC News GGL responds to tender queries on player protections study  

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 …

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DSWV lambast false narrative on German problem gambling stats

DSWV President, Mathias Dahms,

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 …

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GGL brands Malta Bill-55 a “protective shield incompatible with EU laws”

GGL

Gluecksspiel (GGL),  the Federal Authority of German gambling, maintains its opinion that Malta’s ‘Bill-55’ is incompatible with European Union laws and member-state protections.  Signed in June by Malta President George Vella, Bill-55, titled the “Gaming Amendment Bill’ allows Maltese courts to “refuse the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgements related to the online gambling sector.” As such, the Act prevents enforcement …

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GGL opens tender for Federal Study on gambling advertising

GGL

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 …

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Betclic double-digit growth helps FL raise 2023 targets

SBC News Betclic double-digit growth helps FL raise 2023 targets

FL Entertainment has raised its full-year 2023 EBITDA guidance to €750m, as the Amsterdam Euronext media conglomerate benefits from M&A expansion and the enhanced performance of its betting and gaming business. Publishing its H1 Interim trading results, FL, the parent company of Betclic and majority shareholder of Bet-at-Home AG, reported corporate revenues of €1.92bn, marking a 6.8% year-on-year increase on …

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Genius Sports enhances integrity monitoring for DFB football 

SBC News Genius Sports enhances integrity monitoring for DFB football 

DFB, the German Football Association, has strengthened its partnership with Genius Sports to enhance its capabilities against match-fixing and betting-related corruption.  Since 2019, Genius Sports has been instrumental in arming DFB with its state-of-the-art Bet Monitoring System – a state-of-the-art system which analyses global odds movements in more than 7,500 games annually using predictive algorithms and automatically flags any potentially …

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GGL revokes Tipster.de interstate licence  

SBC News GGL revokes Tipster.de interstate licence  

Gluecksspiel (GGL), the Federal Gambling Authority of Germany, has revoked the licence of Tipster GMBH, the Cologne betting group currently under administration. The decision was made on June 15th, when GGL determined that Tipster could no longer process bets and wagers in compliance with the laws of the Fourth Interstate Treaty on Gambling (GlüNeuRStv).  Consequently, Tipster has been removed from …

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GiG powers Rizk to take on tricky GlüNeuRStv casino market 

SBC News GiG powers Rizk to take on tricky GlüNeuRStv casino market 

Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) has announced that the Rizk Casino brand has received approval to launch in Germany from the Federal Gambling Authority, Gluecksspiel (GGL). This approval will see RIZK become the flagship casino property of Betsson AB, operating in Germany’s Fourth Interstate ‘GlüNeuRStv’ gambling marketplace. Formerly a B2C brand of GiG, Rizk was acquired by Betsson in April 2020, …

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