Germany’s gambling regulator has reported that the country’s illegal market was valued between €400 million and €600 million in gross gaming revenue (GGR) for 2023. This highlights the significant challenges in regulating and curbing unlicensed gambling activities.
The GGL’s enforcement efforts included imposing two € 50,000 fines each for breaches of prohibition orders related to illegal gambling and advertising. The regulator was involved in 117 lawsuits initiated by various online gambling providers across different verticals. In the previous year, 157 instances of illegal gambling and advertising were identified, resulting in 68 prohibition proceedings.
Despite these enforcement actions, industry stakeholders have criticized Germany’s regulatory process as unfriendly to commercial operators. Some sources suggest that the black market issue is more extensive than the regulator’s figures indicate. A study by Gunther Schnabl of the University of Leipzig, commissioned by the German Sports Betting and Online Casino Associations, estimated that around 48.8% of players still gambled via offshore sites, with up to three-quarters of online revenue generated offshore.
The German Sports Betting Association (DSWV) has described the current regulatory framework as “the most restrictive in the world,” highlighting the difficulties faced by the industry in navigating these regulations.
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