The Gemeinsame Glücksspielbehörde der Länder (GGL) is the Joint Gambling Authority of the German federal states, based in Halle, which took full responsibility in January 2023 for licensing and supervising online slots, poker and sports betting under the 2021 Interstate Treaty on Gambling. It operates the LUGAS central system enforcing the cross-operator deposit limit, maintains the whitelist of licensees, enforces against unlicensed operators through payment and domain blocking, adjusted the online slot stake limit in July 2026, and is preparing the treaty's 2026 evaluation.
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The Joint Gambling Authority of the Länder says it supervises 129 licensed operators, made 1,843 illegal sites unreachable from Germany by the end of 2025 and puts about 77% of the online market in the licensed channel. It wants the treaty evaluation to give it more discretion, because changing the rules takes years and the black market adapts in months.
Germany's gambling regulator claims 77% of players are in the licensed market. The industry says the real figure is closer to 50%, and the consequences of getting it wrong could reshape the country's entire regulatory future.
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