Key findings
The market at a glance, from this edition.
- Market model: Betting regulated; Casino partly regulated; Poker regulated.
- 16 of 18 payment and AML rules verified word for word; 2 confirmed as not set in the official texts.
- 184 entries in 1 official list, reloaded every week.
- Registered player accounts: 5,300,000 (31 Dec 2025).
- FATF: on neither the grey nor the black list (statement of 19 Jun 2026).
- 60 official sources read for this market every week.
Market model
How each product is regulated, with its source.
- Betting: Regulated
- Casino: Partly regulated
- Poker: Regulated
Verifiedchecked 9 Nov 2026Glücksspielstaatsvertrag 2021 (GlüStV 2021) · tier 1
FATF lists
On neither list
FATF statement of 19 Jun 2026, as the HM Treasury advisory notice of 22 Jun 2026 lists it
What moved in November 2026
Decisions, consultations, register changes and dated events of the month. Covers 1 Nov 2026 – 9 Nov 2026, month in progress.
- RegisterGGL (Gemeinsame Glücksspielbehörde der Länder): entries 167 → 184GGL (Gemeinsame Glücksspielbehörde der Länder)
The November 2026 overview and earlier monthsEarlier months: October 2026, September 2026
Payment and AML rules
Each rule we track, what the official text says about it and when we checked. Values and quotes are in the full report.
Payment methods
4 rules · 4 verified| Rule | What we found | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permitted rails and instrument typesWhole market | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Geldwäschegesetz (GwG) § 16tier 1 |
| Mandatory hubs and gatewaysOnline | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Glücksspielstaatsvertrag 2021 (GlüStV 2021)tier 1 |
| Instrument origin and currencyOnline | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Glücksspielstaatsvertrag 2021 (GlüStV 2021)tier 1 |
| Payment-blocking listsWhole market | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Unerlaubtes Glücksspieltier 1 |
Ownership & payouts
4 rules · 3 verified · 1 confirmed not set| Rule | What we found | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holder and ownership rulesWhole market | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Die Spielerschutzmaßnahmen des GlüStV 2021 im Überblicktier 1 |
| Closed loop and payout routingWhole market | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Geldwäschegesetz (GwG) § 16tier 1 |
| Payout time limitsWhole market | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Glücksspielstaatsvertrag 2021 (GlüStV 2021)tier 1 |
| Withdrawal conditionsWhole market | Not foundNot set in the official textschecked 9 Nov 2026 | None set | Glücksspielstaatsvertrag 2021 (GlüStV 2021)tier 1 |
AML thresholds & reporting
2 rules · 2 verified| Rule | What we found | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Check thresholds and aggregation windowsLand-based | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Geldwäschegesetz (GwG) § 10tier 1 |
| Report triggers and deadlinesWhole market | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Geldwäschegesetz (GwG) § 43tier 1 |
Player funds protection
1 rule · 1 verified| Rule | What we found | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Player-funds protection and coverageWhole market | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Glücksspielstaatsvertrag 2021 (GlüStV 2021)tier 1 |
Taxes at payment
1 rule · 1 verified| Rule | What we found | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taxes at the point of paymentWhole market | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Rennwett- und Lotteriegesetz (RennwLottG) § 18tier 1 |
Reporting & data
4 rules · 3 verified · 1 confirmed not set| Rule | What we found | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Submission mode and cadenceOnline | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Glücksspielstaatsvertrag 2021 (GlüStV 2021)tier 1 |
| Data vault and integrityWhole market | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Glücksspielstaatsvertrag 2021 (GlüStV 2021)tier 1 |
| Data locationWhole market | Not foundNot set in the official textschecked 9 Nov 2026 | None set | Glücksspielstaatsvertrag 2021 (GlüStV 2021)tier 1 |
| RetentionWhole market | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Geldwäschegesetz (GwG) § 8tier 1 |
Player protection at payment
2 rules · 2 verified| Rule | What we found | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-operator limits and registersWhole market | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Die Spielerschutzmaßnahmen des GlüStV 2021 im Überblicktier 1 |
| Eligibility screening at paymentWhole market | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Die Spielerschutzmaßnahmen des GlüStV 2021 im Überblicktier 1 |
Regulatory guide
Licensing, gambling tax, advertising, responsible gambling and technical standards: the statements we hold, by subject.
Licensing
5 statements- Licence types
- Apostille Convention
- Foreign documents
- Translation
- Document age
Statements, quotes and dates in the full report
GGR tax
5 statements- Online casino
- Online betting
- Online poker
Statements, quotes and dates in the full report
Advertising
4 statements- General rules
- Time restrictions
- Sponsorship
Statements, quotes and dates in the full report
Responsible gambling
3 statements- Self-exclusion register
- Deposit limits
- Cooling-off
Statements, quotes and dates in the full report
Technical standards
1 statement- Technical standards
Statements, quotes and dates in the full report
Licence registers and official lists
The official lists we load every week for this market.
GGL (Gemeinsame Glücksspielbehörde der Länder)
Licence list
184 entries
loaded 9 Nov 2026
Every entry with its licence, brands and domains, and the week's additions and removals: in the product.
Enforcement
Decisions of Gemeinsame Glücksspielbehörde der Länder against companies, as published.
- Decisions in 2026
- 0
- Decisions in 2025
- 5
Sanction ranges in the law
14 provisions set the fines and other measures: Gesetz über Ordnungswidrigkeiten (OWiG); Glücksspielstaatsvertrag 2021 (GlüStV 2021); Strafgesetzbuch (StGB).
Case law
33 rulings of 3 courts on this market's gambling rules, each linked to the rules it bears on.
- 16 Apr 2026 · Court of Justice of the European Union · C-440/23
- 19 Mar 2025 · Bundesverwaltungsgericht · 8 C 3.24
- 12 Feb 2025 · Bundesverwaltungsgericht · 8 C 2.24
References, breaches and the full list of the year: in the full report.
Consultations and notifications
What the regulator and the government are asking about, and when they close.
- proposed
Second State Treaty amending the State Treaty on Gambling 2021 (2nd GlüÄndStV 2021)
European Commission · TRIS · opened 8 Jul 2025 · closes 10 Nov 2025
- proposed
Act amending the North Rhine-Westphalia Online Casino Game Act
European Commission · TRIS · opened 30 Oct 2024 · closes 3 Mar 2025
- proposed
Draft law amending the Land Gambling Act
European Commission · TRIS · opened 6 Apr 2024 · closes 8 Jul 2024
Market in numbers
The publishers' own figures, with their periods.
Registered player accounts
5,300,000
31 Dec 2025
Published by Gemeinsame Glücksspielbehörde der Länder (GGL)
Sources behind this report
The official sources our weekly run reads for this market, by kind and publisher. 60 official sources.
- Enforcement registers
- 2
- EU notifications
- 1
- Texts the values are checked against
- 17
- Regulator guidance
- 9
- Laws and regulations
- 30
- Licence registers and official lists
- 1
Publishers
- Bundesministerium der Justiz (gesetze-im-internet.de)
- Gemeinsame Glücksspielbehörde der Länder
- Federal Ministry of Justice (gesetze-im-internet.de)
- Gemeinsame Glücksspielbehörde der Länder (GGL)
- gesetze-im-internet.de
- Bundesamt für Justiz (gesetze-im-internet.de)
- gluecksspiel-behoerde.de
- Joint Gambling Authority of the Länder (GGL)
- technical-regulation-information-system.ec.europa.eu
- Bayerische Staatskanzlei (BAYERN.RECHT)
Library of acts
The laws, regulations and guidance the report is built on. 38 acts and guidance documents.
- § 17 RennwLottG - Einzelnorm
- § 18 RennwLottG - Einzelnorm
- § 37 RennwLottG - Einzelnorm
- § 38 RennwLottG - Einzelnorm
- § 48 RennwLottG - Einzelnorm
- Act amending the North Rhine-Westphalia Online Casino Game Act
- Ausführungsgesetz NRW Glücksspielstaatsvertrag (AG GlüStV NRW)
- Außenwirtschaftsgesetz (AWG)
- Geldwäschegesetz (GwG) § 16
- Glücksspielstaatsvertrag 2021 (GlüStV 2021)
- Unerlaubtes Glücksspiel
- Die Spielerschutzmaßnahmen des GlüStV 2021 im Überblick
and 26 more in the full report
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