German state data show illegal gambling cases rose in Baden-Württemberg and NRW
Responses by the Baden-Württemberg and North Rhine-Westphalia governments showed increases in reported illegal gambling cases between 2018 and 2022. Baden-Württemberg recorded 209 cases in 2022, up from 55 in 2018; North Rhine-Westphalia recorded 693, up from 70. NRW said its 2023 crime figures were not yet quality-assured.
The reported figures provide regulators and operators with state-level evidence on illegal land-based gambling activity.