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GGL secures court backing for German gambling advertising restrictions

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Source: GGL (Germany)

Germany’s GGL said the Higher Administrative Court of Saxony-Anhalt largely upheld its requirements in five interim proceedings. The court found restrictions on continuous advertising, promotion of free online casino games and virtual slots, influencer and streamer marketing, and affiliate advertising linked to illegal gambling to be permissible; a separate Halle court also upheld a GGL prohibition against an unlicensed online gambling provider.

Court backing supports Germany’s restrictions on gambling advertising and enforcement against unlicensed online providers.

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Italy’s Constitutional Court ruled that the fixed €50,000 minimum sanction for breaches of the gambling advertising ban was illegitimate, according to lawyer Stefano Sbordoni’s account of the decision. Sbordoni said the minimum prevented sanctions from reflecting differences in the seriousness of violations; broader questions about the ban remain open.

The Constitutional Court ruling in judgment 172 of 2026 concerns the sanctions regime set by the Decreto Dignità for violations of the ban on gambling advertising, according to lawyer Stefano Sbordoni. Sbordoni said the fixed minimum sanction of 50.000 euro applied the same penalty to conduct of very different gravity, leaving no room to weigh the actual harmfulness, the specific circumstances or the economic conditions of the sanctioned party.

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