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German Interstate Treaty on Gambling under revision: Additional sports betting licenses may be available soon

By Dr. Alexander Hardinghaus, Dr. Philipp Süss and Ramona Kimmich on 12 March 2019 Posted in Regulatory

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

German Prime Minister Conference Reaches Agreement on the Amendments to the German Interstate Treaty on Gambling (Glücksspielstaatsvertrag – GlüStV)

By Dr. Alexander Hardinghaus, Dr. Philipp Süss and Dr. Thomas Fischl on 3 November 2016 Posted in Regulatory

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