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European Court of Justice backs Germany’s online gambling restrictions

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The European Court of Justice ruled in a dispute involving Lottoland and German authorities that EU law does not prevent member states from prohibiting online casino games and lottery-result betting. The preliminary ruling also says players may sue for losses at operators that lacked a licence or breached EU law.

The ruling supports national restrictions and may affect claims against operators that served German customers without a licence.

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LG Koblenz orders Tipico to repay €122,000 in online betting losses

The Landgericht Koblenz ruled on 14 October 2026 that Tipico Co. Ltd. must refund more than €122,000 a player lost on its online sports betting platform, according to CLLB Rechtsanwälte, which brought the case. The court found the contracts void because Tipico lacked the required German licence during the period, which ran from August 2016 to September 2020; Tipico received its German concession on 9 October 2020.

The Landgericht Koblenz ruled on 14 October 2026 that Tipico Co. Ltd. must repay more than €122,000 a player lost on online sports betting offered through a Tipico website, according to CLLB Rechtsanwälte, the law firm that brought the case. The court held that the contracts were void because Tipico did not hold the licence required to offer online sports betting publicly in Germany during the period at issue.

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