German court rules against GGL use of gambling law for IP blocking
Germany's Federal Administrative Court ruled that the country's 2021 gambling law does not permit IP blocking, affirming a lower-court decision concerning the GGL's attempted block of Lottoland. The GGL said the ruling would not affect its current enforcement work, including action against hosting providers; it reported that 930 domains had been blocked.
The ruling limits the legal basis for the GGL to block offshore gambling sites by IP address.