The new State Treaty on Gaming (GlüStV) came into force almost exactly two years ago. Since then, the online gambling industry in Germany has changed dramatically. Although virtual slot machines and online poker can now be played legally on the internet, both providers and players are still struggling with the legal framework. So what have two years of the State Treaty on Gambling actually achieved?
In recent weeks, two major gambling brands have been fined seven figures each. In total, the two gambling companies will have to pay almost five million euros. But which gambling companies are involved, and what wrongdoing have they been accused of?
A few days ago, the state-owned Toto-Lotto GmbH Baden-Württemberg acquired the sought-after German Gambling Authority licence for virtual slot machines. This permits the lottery company of the region of Baden Württemberg to provide legitimate online slots such as Book of Dead or Ramses Book. Can one already make use of the online casino of Lotto BW?
Sports betting is a huge business – most especially for the bookmakers, but also for the customers. According to a recent report of the Deutschlandfunk there are several criminals. The latter do not “only“ try to trick the bookies but they also influence the game for their betting fraud purposes. During the past year the Swiss analysts from Sportradar registered 1150 rigged games. This is an all-time record!
The portals Lotto24.de and Tipp24.de are very well known with lotto fans. The first address also enjoys a certain amount of popularity because of the TV advert which features Sky du Mont and which is streamed on several stations. At the moment work is going on at full speed to promote the services to other gamblers: in short, several slots will be added to the portfolio.
Jokerstar is one of the best rated online casinos in our comparison. The good rating of the users refers also to the high-quality portfolio of the games. In this regard there is now a further strong argument in favour of gambling at Jokerstar: The Swedish game producer Play’n GO is with immediate effect one of the platform’s partners.
…but in a different way. Betting on sports activities is as popular as ever in the USA. Since games of chance were regulated in 2018, one is meanwhile more or less free to play games of chance in 29 states. Those responsible have based the procedures on the European ones but the services are more regionally restricted.
When the session in the online casino takes longer than expected, hunger and thirst will take their toll. Since it is an online casino there is of course no service and players are expected to provide for themselves. Which drinks and snacks are recommended so that one is able to stay up and stick it out at the virtual slot machines?
Functional reliable payment methods are extremely important for a relaxed and smooth online experience when playing games of chance. It is not rare that relevant services choose or prefer a specific means of transaction from those that are available. From time-to-time new players like the E-Wallet from OKTO are introduced into the market. This solution has passed the specifications of the ZAG and is really user friendly.
ChatGPT is a prototype of a chatbot which was released in 2022. Users can use the query form to ask the system questions about all possible topics. These will then be answered. In the past months media from all over the world have reported about this artificial intelligence. But can ChatGPT be of help in the online casino in the future?
Last Thursday, the 20th. April, several civil servants from different authorities took part in a raid on the well-known sports betting provider tipster. Investigations were also carried out in foreign countries. According to the press conference of the Landeskriminalamt NRW, as well as reports of the different newspapers – among others the Bild, Spiegel and the Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger – there are several accusations.
Since the GlüStV 2021 came into force the advertisements measures for games of chance in Germany have increased. Celebrities, especially athletes are often used to promote gambling. Even on international level, gambling providers prefer to use personalities from the sports industry in their advertising. Why is that so?
It is a daring thesis: In the long run could there be more “problem players” than in the past because of the liberalisation of online games of chance? According to the Federal Ministry of Health (BZgA) in Germany alone there are around 430,000 people affected by a problematic or pathological gambling behaviour. But how does the State Gambling Act which came into effect in 2021 affect the players’ behaviour?
The 888 Germany Ltd. Has received another German games of chance licence for online slots. This time the licence was issued for the internet site “mrgreen.de”. This means that the well-known gambling provider is finally back on the German online gambling market. How attractive is Mr Green as a German online casino and can one already register here?
The gambling authority which oversees all regions in Germany does not only rake criticism but also deals out criticism. During a symposium on games of chance organised by the Universität Hohenheim, the authority informed the public among other things about the status of the licensing procedures and also about the issue of illegal games of chance. The chairman did not mince his words and especially criticised the unreliability of some providers.
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