Germany increases maximum online slots stake to €5
Effective from July 1, 2026, Germany’s gambling authority (GGL) increased the stake limit for online slots from the previous €1 to a maximum of €5 in an effort to address...
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Germany’s Q1 Wagering Rebound Signals Stronger Summer Demand
Germany’s first-quarter wagering figures suggest steady momentum across the regulated online casino market. The German Casino Tourism Market was estimated to be valued at USD...
GGL appoints Christian Hochgrebe as new Chairman of Board
On July 1, 2026, State Secretary for the Interior in Berlin, Christian Hochgrebe, assumed the role of Chairman for the Administrative Board of Germany’s gambling regulator...
Germany targets ADI Predictstreet’s World Cup ads
Germany’s Gemeinsame Glücksspielbehörde der Länder (GGL) has launched an official review into ADI Predictstreet’s advertisements for World Cup 2026 in order to decide whether...
Rapper Capital Bra fined €250K for illegal casino streams
Germany’s gambling regulator, the Gemeinsame Glücksspielbehörde der Länder (GGL), has imposed a €250,000 fine on rapper Capital Bra for promoting illegal online casino...
Germany records 5.2B gambling self-exclusion checks in 2025
Germany’s Regional Council of Darmstadt announced that the OASIS system recorded 5.2 billion gambling self-exclusion checks in 2025.OASIS, the Online Abfrage...
Germany issues warning against prediction market betting
The Joint Gambling Authority of the Federal States (GGL) issued a warning against using prediction markets after media reports suggested some platforms allow bets on...
GGL launches quarterly Gambling Market Monitor with first quarterly market report
Germany’s gambling regulator, GGL, launched a reporting project focused on the transparency of the country's regulated gambling market.
Publishing its first set of quarterly...
Germany to apply major iGaming updates by 2026
Germany could soon fix key problems in its iGaming laws, including confusing deposit limits, stake restrictions, and IP blocking rules.Experts from the DOCV (Germany’s...
