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GGL presents player-protection brochure to Germany’s addiction commissioner

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Source: GGL (Germany)

Germany’s GGL met federal addiction and drug commissioner Burkhard Blienert on 6 November to discuss online gambling safeguards, illegal gambling and addiction prevention. The regulator presented a brochure explaining player-protection rules and how consumers can distinguish legal from illegal online gambling; GGL board member Benjamin Schwanke said the agency supported continued provision of the BZgA gambling-harm helpline.

The brochure sets out requirements online gambling providers must meet and how the GGL supervises compliance.

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