Recently, a draft for the 3rd Amendment to the German Interstate Treaty on Gambling (Staatsvertrag zum Glücksspielwesen in Deutschland – “GlueStV”) has been published (“3rd Amendment”). The draft for the 3rd Amendment is available in German here. Proposed changes under the draft for the 3rd Amendment The key changes under the proposed 3rd Amendment are … Continue Reading
According to a press release of 28 October 2016, the Prime Minister Conference agreed to repeal the limitation to 20 licenses for private sports betting providers. Further, the German gambling regulators are invited to take appropriate enforcement measures on illegal gambling, in particular, online-gambling. Background In 2012, the new Interstate Treaty on Gambling (Glücksspielstaatsvertrag – … Continue Reading