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German authorities have dismantled an alleged unlawful online casino network. The report said the network handled wagers exceeding €5.86bn and that more than 100 officers, prosecutors and tax investigators searched 11 properties.

A media report states that an alleged illegal online casino network handling over €5.86 billion ($6.9 billion) in illicit wagers has been broken up by German authorities. Last week, according to the report, 11 residential and commercial properties in Frankfurt, the Rhine-Main region and Cologne were searched by more than 100 police officers, prosecutors and tax investigators. Charges against five suspects concern the running of multiple unlicensed online casino sites, mainly virtual slots, since at least July 2021. A warrant from the Frankfurt District Court led to the arrest of one alleged ringleader; the names of the suspects and the domains involved have been withheld by prosecutors.