Germany's GGL marked its fifth anniversary in Halle on 23 September and called for gambling rules to keep pace with technology and business models. The authority said it has about 100 employees and oversees the legal market, compliance with rules and illegal offers.
Any future regulatory changes could affect online operators' compliance and business models in Germany.
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Germany’s GGL called for more flexible regulation as it marked five years of operation, saying online gambling models and technology are changing faster than legislation. Its review reported 129 licensed operators and intermediaries across 229 authorised websites, alongside more than 600 checks on licensed providers in 2025.
Germany’s Joint Gambling Authority (GGL) is seeking greater autonomy to adopt operational measures against illegal online gambling, Ronald Benter, a member of its board, said in an interview. The authority also wants prosecutors to be able to pursue people operating from abroad who offer unauthorised gambling to German consumers.
Germany’s sports betting association DSWV launched Spielfeld, a magazine covering gambling policy and regulation. The first edition focuses on the evaluation of the 2021 Interstate Treaty on Gambling and includes an interview with GGL board member Ronald Benter.
GGL said it is continuing to develop LUGAS with IT provider Dataport. The system handled information from over 60 licensed operators and around five million registered players in 2025, and GGL plans greater use of safe-server data from 2027.
Germany's GGL warned consumers against illegal online sports betting and said it has stepped up supervision around the FIFA World Cup, which starts on 11 June 2026 in the USA, Mexico and Canada. The regulator urged players to check its official whitelist before registering or placing a bet. The GGL said its measures include reviewing sports betting advertising, monitoring online offers and analysing new betting markets.