Online Gambling in Germany: What to Expect in 2025

By Dr. Wulf Hambach, Founding Partner and Phillip Beumer, Junior Partner at Hambach & Hambach law firm

When Germany’s Interstate Treaty on Gambling (Glücksspielstaatsvertrag) came into force on July 1, 2021, it was presented as a turning point for the regulation of online gambling. Daniel Hagemeier, a member of the governing CDU party in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), highlighted its importance by stating:

“The Interstate Gambling Treaty and our implementation in NRW must strike a balance between state regulation and freedom. We must protect people with a high potential for addiction from the temptations of gambling, but respect the freedom of each individual to gamble if they so wish. Our aim is not to demonize gambling and drive it into obscurity, but to channel it.”

SiGMA Advertising Panel: European Gaming Lawyers Frustrated With Ad Restrictions

• Gaming lawyers shared their frustrations during an advertising panel at SiGMA
• A Netherlands lawyer said he expects the country could implement a blanket ad ban
• Dr Hambach said ad limits are shrinking the legal German market, aiding illegal sites

Industry experts have had their say on the impact of gaming advertising restrictions in Europe during a SiGMA panel discussion this week in Malta.

Tuesday’s panel, named ‘The Ongoing Impact of Advertising Restrictions,’ featured representatives from law firms that work with gaming companies in the Netherlands, Germany, and Denmark. All of them agreed that excessive advertising restrictions would only harm gaming customers by growing black market business.

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TIME Law News 2/2023

The latest edition of the TIME Law News are now published.

Read the whole news here.

TIME Law News 1/2023

The latest edition of the TIME Law News are now published.

In the current issue of TIME Law News, we inform you about the latest developments in the field of advertising for (online) gambling in Germany, news about the granting of individual licences according to § 22a GlüStV as well as on the topic of online games with a focus on lootboxes in an international context.

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Chambers Global 2023 – Gaming & Gambling – GL.eu team ranked in 2023 again

The founders of GamingLaw.eu are once again awarded by Chambers Global for 2023. Here are the Chambers Global commentaries that led to this awards again:

Santiago Asensi Gisbert has experience handling gaming and gambling matters, including licensing issues, court cases and business or legislative work. He is based in Spain.
Strenghts:
“He has got a very good understanding of the regulator in Spain.”
“He has a good commercial style and he is business-oriented person.”

Amsterdam-based Justin Franssen heads the gaming and gambling practice group of Kalff Katz & Franssen. He has extensive experience in a wide array of contentious and non-contentious gaming and gambling matters.

Wulf Hambach maintains a strong reputation for his work on the global stage. He is recognised for his expert knowledge in German gaming and gambling matters.

Quirino Mancini advises international clients on an array of gaming matters. He is based in Rome and often works on licensing and regulatory matters.