There is something rather extraordinary about the position Lottoland occupies in Germany today. One Lottoland business is licensed, appears on the official German whitelist and can legally broker state lotteries. Another Lottoland operation is still being described by the very same regulator as illegal for German customers. Anyone who thinks that deserves more explanation is not indulging in a conspiracy theory. They are looking at a regulatory history that stretches back years and asking how Germany got from one position to the other....
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