Berlin authorities seized 120 machines in a citywide operation against illegal gambling on 18 March, with the machines’ cash read on 27 March. Around 400 officials searched 74 sites and secured about €180,000, which is to be pursued through asset recovery, according to the report.
The seizure and planned recovery affect illegal gambling operators and the competitive position of licensed Berlin venues.
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Police in Hildesheim searched more than 20 properties on 29 September 2026 and seized several illegally operated gaming machines, according to a joint statement by prosecutors and police. Authorities are investigating 15 suspects over illegal gambling and alleged drug trading; the evaluation of evidence continues.
Police in Hildesheim searched more than 20 properties on 29 September 2026 and seized several illegally operated gaming machines, according to a joint statement by the public prosecutor's office and police. The operation focused on illegal gambling and on allegations of unauthorised trading in narcotics in not insignificant quantities. Investigators are examining 15 suspects in connection with both matters.
Police in Schleswig-Holstein seized 15 gaming machines during searches of venues and homes in Glückstadt and Wilster on 21 May, according to police. Officers also provisionally secured assets valued at more than €600,000. Separately, Frankfurt police reported another illegal-gambling investigation at a previously sealed venue, where they seized cash in the low six figures.
German authorities have dismantled an alleged unlawful online casino network. The report said the network handled wagers exceeding €5.86bn and that more than 100 officers, prosecutors and tax investigators searched 11 properties.
A media report states that an alleged illegal online casino network handling over €5.86 billion ($6.9 billion) in illicit wagers has been broken up by German authorities. Last week, according to the report, 11 residential and commercial properties in Frankfurt, the Rhine-Main region and Cologne were searched by more than 100 police officers, prosecutors and tax investigators. Charges against five suspects concern the running of multiple unlicensed online casino sites, mainly virtual slots, since at least July 2021. A warrant from the Frankfurt District Court led to the arrest of one alleged ringleader; the names of the suspects and the domains involved have been withheld by prosecutors.
German authorities searched properties mainly in Frankfurt and the Rhine-Main area on 8 September 2026. The investigation involved five suspects and asset measures worth approximately €82m. Investigators alleged that the platforms operated without the required German authorisation.
More than 100 officers from German authorities searched 11 properties on 8 September 2026, mainly in Frankfurt and the Rhine-Main area, according to a report on the operation. The Frankfurt public prosecutor's office, tax investigators and Frankfurt police took part, alongside the financial crime office of North Rhine-Westphalia. Five people are under investigation, one arrest warrant was executed and asset measures worth about €82m were imposed.
German authorities raided 11 premises after a three-year investigation into a suspected unlicensed online casino, citing Frankfurt’s Prosecutor’s Office. The report said the casino handled more than €5.8bn in wagers between 2021 and 2023. Authorities seized vehicles and froze bank accounts and property with a combined value of around €82m.