In recent months, many studies, reports and experts have focused on the extent of illegal gambling in Germany. The information provided by the GGL and the current channelling measures, which in some cases severely restrict players in Germany, have often been criticised. The Authority has recently responded to certain court rulings.
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There are currently 39 companies with a German virtual slot machine licence (as of 26 February 2024). With such a large number of online casinos to choose from, inexperienced casino players are often left wondering what features of the platforms they should be looking out for. In our opinion, an attractive welcome bonus alone is no longer enough to make an online casino worth recommending.
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Just over a year ago we told you about the opening of the first state-owned online casino. Now the Saxon casino company Spielbanken-GmbH & Co. KG has drawn its first interim conclusions. Those responsible for "die-spielbank.de" are largely satisfied with the development in the first year. But is the state-owned online casino already in the black or is the project still a loss-making venture?
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The prestigious Malta Gaming Authority has recently appointed a new chairman. Charles Mizzi will take the helm of the licensing authority. One of the issues he will have to deal with is the controversy surrounding Bill 55, the so-called Gaming Protection Shield, which is highly controversial in several EU countries. What is the current status of the law?
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Chip.de regularly scrutinises the online lottery options in Germany. Lotto Hessen actually scored an even 1.0. However, most of the other providers are also at least good.
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Since the German State Treaty on the New Regulation of Gambling (GlüStV) came into force, only real-money games licensed by the German gambling authorities are permitted. Nevertheless, there is still a significant proportion of players who consciously or unconsciously play in illegal online casinos without a licence from Germany. What are the reasons and justifications for this?
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Slot Academy has been available at the German online casino BingBong for a few weeks now. At first glance, you might think that this is a conventional casino stream. And indeed: so-called "slot lecturers" present live streams on the subject of gambling. However, these are not the kind of streams that gamblers know from Twitch. We took a closer look at the Slot Academy to find out if this is even legal.
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The billion euro gaming group Gauselmann has officially changed its name as of 1 January 2024. As the Espelkamp-based company announced in a press release, the company, which was founded in 1957, will now be known as the Merkur Group. But what are the reasons for the name change?
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2023 is behind us. We would like to take this opportunity to look back on another eventful year. What has happened in the German online gaming market over the past twelve months? Find out in our comprehensive review of 2023.
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The State Treaty on Gambling of 2021 (GlüStV) and its regulations are regularly the subject of heated debate. This is the case once again: a study by the University of Leipzig suggests that one of the main goals of the GlüStV, to channel players into the legal market, is being missed by a wide margin. The very restrictive course currently being pursued, with its many limitations, is making channelling much more difficult.
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The Greek financial services provider OKTO wants to expand its market strength, especially in the gaming segment for Germany. In addition to OKTO.WALLET, which has been officially approved since spring 2023, a new payment system, OKTO.CASH, is being made available to fulfill this plan. This offer has now also been given the go-ahead by the Joint Gaming Authority of the Federal States (GGL). And how does it work?
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Digitalisation and technological development are making inexorable progress in all areas of life. Apps and AI bots have long supported our daily lives in a variety of ways. A lot has happened in the live casino as well. As well as new games and features, in some places the dealers are no longer what they used to be. The developer CreedRoomz has even been offering games with robots as dealers for some time now.
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Bally Wulff is one of the best-selling casino games developers in the German-speaking world. Under the umbrella of Apex Gaming, the company produces slot games for pubs, arcades and online casinos. The company is now looking to expand its expertise through a new partnership with German software provider Apparat Gaming. The partnership is no coincidence and is based on a long-standing relationship at management level. What can we as players expect from this partnership?
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The renowned Rabbit Entertain IT Limited has succeeded in pushing through higher deposit limits for its German online casinos. Previously, the monthly deposit limit was 1,000 euros per player across all providers. If a user can prove a good credit rating, the deposit limit is now at least 10,000 Euros per month. In exceptional cases, up to €30,000 per month is possible.
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Crash games tend to be simple, fast and easy to play on mobile devices and are particularly popular with millennials. This represents a huge potential for developers, who are releasing more and more of these titles. Spribe's Aviator is at the forefront of this trend. Giorgi Tsutskiridze, the company's Chief Commercial Officer, recently commented on the boom in an interview.
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