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GGL warns El Gordo online participation is illegal in Germany

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Source: GGL (Germany)

Germany’s GGL said online offers for Spain’s El Gordo Christmas lottery are not permitted in Germany. It said these offers involve bets on the lottery’s outcome with a third party, rather than participation in the state lottery, and are not eligible for authorisation under the 2021 State Treaty on Gambling.

Operators and consumers face regulatory and criminal-law risks from unauthorised secondary lottery offers in Germany.

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The Higher Administrative Court of Saxony-Anhalt issued a decision on 21 October 2026 concerning Schufa-G, according to the report. It restored the GGL’s ability to act against illegal offers but left unresolved whether Schufa-G can support limit increases.

The Higher Administrative Court of Saxony-Anhalt issued a decision on 21 October 2026 under case number 3 M 61/26. According to the commentary in the report, the decision fully restores the GGL's ability to act against illegal offers. The commentary says the court left entirely open whether increases in gambling limits can be based on Schufa-G.

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