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ARTICLE · 06 OCTOBER 2023

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German Gambling Law – Update 2023

Taylor Wessing
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A lot has happened since our last update: On 1 January 2023, the responsibility for the entire gambling licensing process in Germany related to (online)...

GermanyMedia, Telecoms, IT, Entertainment
Paul Voigt
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A lot has happened since our last update: On 1 January 2023, the responsibility for the entire gambling licensing process in Germany related to (online) gambling has been transferred to a newly formed "Joint Gambling Supervisory Authority". Thus, companies will have to deal with one authority now rather than 16 separate regulators from the various German Federal States. However, while this facilitates matters to some extent, a lot of legal questions are still unsolved:

I. Relevant changes to the structure of German gambling authorities

Since 1 January 2023, the responsibility for granting online gambling licenses in Germany was passed from the 16 Federal States to the newly formed joint gambling supervisory authority in Halle (the "GGL"). The requirements for obtaining a license to offer online sports betting, virtual slot machines and online poker are very similar and only vary in specific points. The most important aspects of the common requirements can be

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