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.
The GGL’s call for more flexible rules could shape Germany’s evaluation of its State Treaty on Gambling.
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Germany’s GGL called on 22 September 2026 for the evaluation of the 2021 State Treaty on Gambling to support more adaptable regulation and greater scope for regulatory action within the law. In its fifth-anniversary review, the authority said it licenses 129 operators and intermediaries covering 229 permitted gambling websites.
Germany's Gemeinsame Glücksspielbehörde der Länder (GGL) has called for the evaluation of the 2021 State Treaty on Gambling to make regulation more adaptable and to strengthen the authority's scope for action within the law. The authority made the call on 22 September 2026, in a review marking five years since it was established.
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.
Germany’s sports betting association DSWV launched Spielfeld, a magazine covering gambling policy and regulation. The first edition focuses on the evaluation of the 2021 Interstate Treaty on Gambling and includes an interview with GGL board member Ronald Benter.
GGL said it is continuing to develop LUGAS with IT provider Dataport. The system handled information from over 60 licensed operators and around five million registered players in 2025, and GGL plans greater use of safe-server data from 2027.
Germany's GGL warned consumers against illegal online sports betting and said it has stepped up supervision around the FIFA World Cup, which starts on 11 June 2026 in the USA, Mexico and Canada. The regulator urged players to check its official whitelist before registering or placing a bet. The GGL said its measures include reviewing sports betting advertising, monitoring online offers and analysing new betting markets.