New German regulator starts to grant gambling licences
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New German regulator starts to grant gambling licences. Around 50 new gaming licences for online slot and poker providers are pending approval by the new gambling regulator Gemeinsamen Glücksspielbehörde der Länder (GGL). The official white list of gambling operators in the German jurisdiction lists 25 new providers. Other licences are conditional to payment receipt of a security deposit. The objective for GGL this year is to create transparency in this sector and to clamp down on illegal gambling.
GGL took over all iGaming regulatory tasks on 1 January 2023. Its remit is to award new gaming licences to allow gaming content operators to provide services in the jurisdiction. New applications will be investigated under strict scrutiny prior to approval and renewal of permits.
