Christian Hochgrebe has taken over the rotating chairmanship of Germany’s GGL administrative board from Sandro Kirchner, according to the report. Hochgrebe will hold the role for 12 months as the regulator prepares for a statutory review of gambling legislation.
Hochgrebe will chair the regulator during preparations for the review of Germany’s gambling legislation.
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Germany's Gemeinsame Glücksspielbehörde der Länder (GGL) marked five years since its establishment at an event in Halle on 23 September 2026, according to its press release. The authority said it now employs around 100 staff and oversees the legal online gambling market and action against illegal offerings.
Germany's Gemeinsame Glücksspielbehörde der Länder (GGL) marked five years since its establishment with an anniversary event at the Mitteldeutsches Multimediazentrum in Halle on 23 September 2026, according to a GGL press release. Representatives of the federal states, public administration, academia and international supervisory authorities attended, alongside GGL staff, to review the authority's build-up and discuss the future of gambling regulation in Germany.
Germany’s Joint Gambling Authority of the Federal States (GGL) called for rules that can respond faster to changes in online gambling, as it marked its fifth anniversary. The authority cited a study estimating that 77% of the online market is regulated and said the review of the 2021 Interstate Treaty on Gambling offers an opportunity to make regulation more flexible.
Germany’s Joint Gambling Authority marked its fifth anniversary at an event in Halle on 23 September 2026. The authority reviewed its work and discussed how gambling regulation may need to adapt to changing business models and technology.
Germany's Gemeinsame Glücksspielbehörde der Länder (GGL) marked five years since its establishment with an anniversary event at the Mitteldeutsches Multimediazentrum in Halle on 23 September 2026, the authority said in a notice published on 24 September. Representatives of the federal states, public administration, academia and international supervisory authorities attended, alongside GGL staff, to review the authority's build-up and discuss the future of gambling regulation in Germany.
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.