Germany gaming regulators approve Mernov MBH for slot gaming

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Updates in iGaming and Gambling Legislation in Germany

Is there a gloomy forecast for Germany's gambling industry? Due to significant delays and shifts, the German betting industry has been clouded by uncertainty in recent years. Sixteen German federal governments signed a gambling treaty in 2012 intending to introduce sports betting to the online casino industry. Learn about the difficulties facing…

Law ・ 14 November 2022

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State-Owned Sächsische Spielbanken Receives Online Slot Machines License

The administration office of the German state Saxony-Anhalt has given an online slot machine license to state-owned land-based casino operator Sächsische Spielbanken. Thus, the operator has become the first state-owned company to receive such a license. Sächsische Spielbanken has become the 13 gambling operator in Germany to receive a license…

Sports ・ 09 November 2022

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Rootz secures online slots licence in Germany

Issued by the Sachsen-Anhalt state administration office, the body responsible for national online casino regulation and licensing, the licence will allow Rootz to offer online slots to players in the country. The licence will cover the Wildz.de, Wheelzgames.de and Spinz.de German-facing websites. The operator will join the nine businesses and 12…

Poker ・ 29 September 2022

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Another Gauselmann brand licensed to offer online slots in Germany

The business joins fellow Gauselmann brand Merkur on the list, as well as Mernov, which was founded as a joint venture between Merkur and Novomatic, though has since implemented a new shareholder structure. Given that both Merkur and Mernov were licensed for multiple sites, this means that six of the ten brands allowed to operate in Germany are…

Law ・ 17 August 2022

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Novomatic listed as sixth German online slots licensee

This licence will allow Novomatic to have its subsidiary, BluBet Operations, operate under the novoline.de domain in the country. Mernov, a joint venture between Novomatic and Merkur, was the first operator to be given an online slots licence. Tipwin and Ruleo received licences in June this year. However, this business changed its name to Deutsche…

Poker ・ 15 August 2022

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Novo Interactive obtains German licence for BluBet slot games

The State Administrative Office of Saxony-Anhalt has granted Novo Interactive subsidiary BluBet Operations licence approval for the operation of virtual slot machine games in Germany. Novo Interactive operates the Novoline online platform, offering a range of virtual slot games from a variety of developers. The licence approval marks BluBet as one…

Gaming Authorities ・ 16 August 2022

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SlotMagie And Merkur Receive Slot Machine Licenses in Germany

Germany is expanding the number of licenses available for slot machine operators from three to five. SlotMagie and Merkur are entering the German market after Mernov, which has been renamed to Deutsche Gesellschaft für Glücksspiel (DGGS), Tipwin and Mybet. Malta-based The Mill Adventure, which operates the website SlotMagie, is the fourth licensee…

Sports ・ 13 August 2022

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Saxony-Anhalt State Administration Grants Gauselmann Group Slot License

The Gauselmann Group has received a license to offer virtual slot games in Germany The company first applied for the license last July with the Saxony-Anhalt State Administration Office The games will be available under the Merkur Spiel brand Image Source: Shutterstock.com Global, family-run business that creates and distributes slot machines and…

Sports ・ 12 August 2022

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Gauselmann Group one of the first providers to get a license to operate online slot games in Germany

Gauselmann Group announced Friday it has now become one of the first providers to be granted a license to operate virtual slot-machine games in Germany. The Eastern Westphalian company now aims to legally provide its "first-class gaming fun on the worldwide web," taking advantage of being an early mover in this space. The group first filed the…

Sports ・ 12 August 2022

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Slotmagie and Merkur become fourth and fifth German slot licensees

The Mill Adventure will receive a licence to offer slots on its Slotmagie website, while Merkur is licensed for three sites: Xtip, Merkur Sports and Merkur Spiel. The new system includes a number of strict conditions, including a €1 stake limit for slots. In addition, operators must pay 5.3% of their turnover in tax. As a result of these…

Sports ・ 11 August 2022

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Gauselmann Group granted licence for virtual slots in Germany

The Gauselmann Group has been given the green light to offer virtual slot machine gaming in Germany. In July 2021, the company filed a licence application with the Saxony-Anhalt State Administration Office, an application which has - a little over one year later - borne fruit. The Gauselmann Group has now received permission to make its virtual…

Sports ・ 12 August 2022

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DSWV Urges GGL to Immediately Safeguard Germany’s Online Gambling Marketplace Against “Unlicensed Threats”

German sports betting trade association Der Deutsche Sportwettenverband (DSWV) has urged the new federal gambling regulator Glücksspielbehörde der Länder (GGL) to immediately safeguard Germany's online gambling marketplace against "unlicensed threats". Last week, the GGL formally took charge of the regulatory supervision of GlüNeuRStv, Germany's…

Industry ・ 05 July 2022

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Germany’s New Federal Gambling Regulator Is Ready to Get Down to Business

As previously announced, Germany's Saxony-Anhalt State Administration Office has been replaced by die Glücksspielbehörde (GGL) effective today, July 1. The new body is now the official gambling regulator in the country, taking over from the previous decentralized system exactly one year after the country launched the legal market for online…

Law ・ 01 July 2022

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The first nation-wide online slot casinos for Germany may open June 1

The first federally licensed online slot casinos could launch in Germany as soon as June 1 according to one of the sites that were recently announced as a licensee. JackpotPiraten.de and BingBong.de are both sites owned by Gauselmann Group subsidiary, Mernov Betriebsgesellschaft mbH. The announcement first appeared on the website of the German…

Winnings ・ 17 May 2022

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In review: licensing and taxation of gambling activities in Germany

i Legislation and jurisprudence As explained in Section I.i, the basic legal framework for gambling in Germany is the Interstate Treaty 2021, which was introduced on 1 July 2021 and marks the fourth attempt of the German states to create uniform and EU-law-compliant gambling regulation. The first amendment of the Interstate Treaty took place in…

Finance ・ 11 May 2022

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Gauselmann’s Mernov awarded Germany’s first online slots licence

Mernov is so far the only online slots business named on the white list of approved online slots operators, published by Glücksspielbehörde, the new national regulator based in the state of Sachsen-Anhalt. It has received a licence to operate online slots at both Jackpotpiraten.de and Bingbong.de, and appears to be part of Gauselmann Group as it is…

Sports ・ 06 May 2022

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German Court Awards €12,000 in Suit Against Online Casino

The High Court of Frankfurt in Germany has ruled that an online casino customer can recoup roughly €12000 ($12775) in losses incurred while playing. claimed that the losses were incurred in 2017 As first reported by German magazine Spiegel, a man from the Hesse region cited problem-gambling laws in his suit. He claimed that the losses were incurred…

Law ・ 26 April 2022

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More German woes as Frankfurt court backs gambler’s claim against online casino losses

A flood of lawsuits could be on the horizon for German online gambling incumbents, as the High Court of Frankfurt supports a ruling that an online casino customer was entitled to reclaim losses. Brought to light by German weekly news magazine Spiegel, a gambler from the region of Hesse had made a claim against a'Malta-based operator'declaring that…

Malta ・ 26 April 2022

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Germany: New gambling advertising rules

Dr Joerg Hofmann, Partner at Melchers Law, follows up his recent GI Huddle appearance with his second Gambling Insider column - which focuses on gambling advertising in Germany. Since the beginning of the sports betting licensing procedure in January 2020, the topic of "advertising" has caught a lot of attention. This was mainly due to the fact the…

Sports ・ 21 March 2022

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Website Launched for New German Gambling Regulator

The executive of the German state of Saxony-Anhalt has announced the launch of the website for the country's new federal regulator, Gemeinsamen Glücksspielbehörde der Länder (GGL - The German Federal States' Joint Gambling Authority). On its website, the GGL said that 110 staff will be required by the agency and that it will soon announce 50 new…

Law ・ 15 February 2022

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Germany’s new regulations will finally allow online casino licensing in 2021

With the new Interstate Treaty on Gambling going into effect as of July 1, allowing the licensing of online casinos and sportsbooks, the Slotegrator's analyst explains what to expect from the new regulation and what aspects of iGaming business it covers, including player protection and advertising. He also provides with a more detailed overview of…

Law ・ 21 January 2022

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Germany’s New Online Rules And Regulations For Gambling

Germany's gambling has been very strict and complicated. Still, the introduction of the updated Treaty on gambling ("ISTG 2021") on March 12, 2020, gives new licensing possibilities to those in the online gaming industry. This fantastic news will push the current ban on online slot machines and poker that have only been operating out of one state,…

Law ・ 21 October 2021

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A list of new online gambling licenses in Germany lacks poker and casino

The German Federal State of Sachsen-Anhalt (Saxony-Anhalt) has released a list of online gambling operators who have applied for and received a license there in accordance with the Fourth State Treaty on Gambling (Glücksspielstaatsvertrag 2021 - GlüStV 2021). Unfortunately for players in the eastern Bundesländer, the whitelist didn't include any…

Poker ・ 11 October 2021