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GGL imposes €50,000 coercive fine on Red Rhino over German gambling

Enforcement & compliance

Source: GGL (Germany)

Germany’s GGL imposed a €50,000 coercive fine on Red Rhino Limited for continuing to offer unauthorised online gambling after an enforceable prohibition, the regulator said. Red Rhino stopped the service on platincasino.de but not on its .com domain; the GGL also imposed a substantial coercive fine on a payment service provider linked to the company.

Operators face enforcement measures that can be repeated or increased until a prohibition is followed.

Earlier fines and penalties by GGL

DateCompanyAmountStoryAppeal status
TipsterNot statedGGL revokes Tipster Ltd’s sports betting permit in GermanyNot stated
Not namedNot statedGGL classifies Daily Fantasy Sports offer as illegal gambling in GermanyNot stated
Not namedNot statedGGL fines licensed online gambling provider for advertising violationsNot stated
Not namedNot statedGGL reports Berlin prosecutors acted over illegal gambling promotionNot stated
LottolandNot statedGGL seeks website blocks against Lottoland and reports payment-provider exitsNot stated

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