The Federation of German Consumer Organizations issued a press release regarding privacy concerns relating to 15 provisions in the terms of use and the privacy policy of the Pokémon Go app.

Recently, a draft for the 3rd Amendment to the German Interstate Treaty on Gambling (Staatsvertrag zum Glücksspielwesen in Deutschland – "GlueStV") ...

According to a press release of 28 October 2016, the Prime Minister Conference agreed to repeal the limitation to 20 licenses for private sports betting providers.

Es begann mit einem Paukenschlag, dann wurde es über Monate sehr still. Nun steht fest, dass die Games-Förderung auf ...

There is no need to say that online gaming has conquered the world and certainly will shape the future. It is an industry with one of the quickest product launches, rise of new market players

Since our last update, significant developments have occurred in the German gambling landscape, further shaping the regulatory environment.

According to the Court, the reason why the ban also restricts competition by effect is because it limits the access of both retailers and end-customers to e-commerce.

The Situation: The Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU") ruled that modifying temporary variables in the working memory of a computer without enabling the reproduction or further.

In March this year, the German Conference of Ministers-President agreed on the third amendment of the State Treaty on Gambling

Once again, this year's release of the video game FIFA has generated a great deal of attention and criticism. The black market trade in in-game currency, i.e. the game's...

Germany is one of the most attractive and expanding gambling markets worldwide: With a GGR of around 14 billion EUR in 2018

According to media reports, the German Olympic Sports Federation (DOSB) wanted to know whether eSports can be recognized as a non-profit activity

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)...

Billions are generated in the online gaming market: the majority of the revenue of publishers and distributors of video games such as Tencent or Nintendo is generated...

The recent history of the rules and regulations concerning gambling and online casinos in Germany has been complicated but the updated Interstate Treaty on Gambling ("ISTG 2021")...

For nearly two decades, "Doom" has been considered evil in Germany: The game was "banned" or, more precisely, "indexed" in Europe's biggest market for PC games.

ISTG 2021 allows private operators to apply for licenses to offer sports betting, virtual slot machines and online poker.

The newly published German Coalition Agreement 2025 (CA 2025), German language version available here, outlines the agenda of the new German government...

The application needs to be handed in in writing and in addition electronically via mail or via electronic upload.

This European patent application relates to a wireless gaming system.