Source: GGL (Germany)
Germany’s GGL took part in a gambling harm prevention conference in Frankfurt on 19 and 20 April. Board member Benjamin Schwanke said an evaluation of the State Treaty on Gambling’s player-protection measures was under way, with an interim report due by the end of the year.
The evaluation may inform future changes to Germany’s gambling regulation and player-protection measures.
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