Could the ECJ signal an end to player losses cases in Germany?

By Nicole Macedo (iGB)

A European Court of Justice (ECJ) hearing that started on 9 April threatens to dismantle the player losses cases model in Germany.

German and Austrian regional courts have processed upwards of 20,000 cases brought by players seeking to retrieve losses from gambling companies, prior to the current State Treaty on Gambling, which came into force in 2021. But today a number of these player losses cases have reached the ECJ, as they have raised broader questions of whether German regulations contradict European law.

These player losses cases, first brought to regional court in 2018, have questioned German gambling law under the previous treaty, but thousands have been settled either in or out of court over the years.

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