German Finance Ministry reports €622.1m in gaming taxes for Q3 2026

Germany's Federal Ministry of Finance reported that tax revenue from gambling and lotteries reached €622.1m in Q3 2026, an increase of 11.2% on the same quarter of the previous year. The ministry's figures were updated on 8 October 2026, according to the data.

Between July and September 2026, taxes on betting and lotteries generated €622.081m, against €559.490m in the same quarter of 2025, an increase of about €62.6m. Lotteries accounted for the largest share at €443.1m. Sports betting contributed €102.7m, online slots €66.3m and online poker €7.8m, with about a further €2.2m from other categories of horse racing betting.

For the first nine months of 2026, total tax revenue from betting and lotteries reached €1.901bn, compared with €1.822bn between January and September 2025, a rise of 4.3%. From January to September, lotteries generated €1.349bn, sports betting €338.4m, online slots €184.9m and online poker about €24m.

The German tax system sets out specific rules for sports betting, virtual slots and online poker, while lotteries are subject to a separate taxation regime. The related revenue, as with that from gaming machines, is accounted for among the Länder taxes.