Update: German Gambling Regulation 2021 Transitional Regime
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The new German gambling regulation, the State Treaty on Gambling 2021, will bring substantial changes to the German law. There will be new licensing options for online poker, virtual slots and online casino games. The current licensing option for sports betting and for lotteries will also be extended. Licences will have detailed licensing restrictions and the enforcement against illegal gambling will strengthen.
The transitional regime allows sports betting, online poker and virtual slots without a German licence. Online casino table games such as Roulette or Black Jack need to be stopped. The deadline to comply is 15 October 2020. Operators who offer only sports and no poker, virtual slot games or online casino games need a sports better licence in the current licensing procedure.
The GlüStV 2021 requires operators to comply with the player protection requirements. Online casino table games such as Roulette and Black Jack need to be stopped. Operators who offer only sports betting and no poker, virtual slots or online casino games need a German sports betting licence.
The German gambling authorities have published guidelines on the GlüStV 2021 requirements. The general requirements include a registered office in the EU or EEA, a German website with necessary information in German, exclusion of minors under the age of 18, domain-related monthly deposit limit of 1000 EUR per player, and a “panic button” that leads to a 24-hour exclusion.
The German Gambling Regulation 2021 Transitional Regime applies to a registered office in the EU or EEA, a German website with necessary information in German, exclusion of minors under the age of 18, monthly deposit limit of 1000 EUR per player, and panic button that leads to 24-hour exclusion.
The German Gambling Regulation 2021 Transitional Regime includes additional requirements for virtual slots and online casino. The agreement on the transitional regime mentions that the gambling authorities will take action against operators that do not comply with the requirements after 15 October 2020. The notification of the GlüStV 2021 has already been completed, but the draft of it still needs to be signed by the heads of federal states.
Virtual slots may not be referred to as casinos or casino games. The stakes in virtual slots games are limited to 1 EUR per game by 15 December 2020. In online poker, the assignment of players to a virtual table must be random and only poker variants without a banker are allowed.
