Germany’s regulated gambling market is often discussed through the language of legality, player protection and enforcement. Those are important questions, and they should remain central to any serious review of the system. But there is another issue which deserves closer examination: whether the design of the regulated market naturally rewards scale, even when that is not the stated intention of the regulator or the legislator....
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Responsible Gambling
June 30, 2026
Mystery Shopper Tests Examine Germany’s Gambling Safeguards
When Germany introduced the Glücksspielstaatsvertrag 2021, the objective was clear. A nationwide regulatory framework supported by central technical systems would provide a consistent level of player protection regardless of which...
Investigations & Analysis
June 23, 2026
When the same market produces different channelisation figures
Channelisation has become one of the most important measurements in modern gambling regulation. Across Europe, regulators, operators, researchers and policymakers frequently rely on channelisation figures when assessing whether a regulated...
Compliance & AML
June 22, 2026
What happens when compliance becomes a competitive advantage?
For many licensed gambling operators in Germany, compliance is no longer a department at the edge of the business. It has become part of the operating model itself. Licensing, player...
Investigations
June 18, 2026
Tipico, Tipwin and Sportwetten.de under scrutiny!
Germany's gambling regulation is often discussed through the lens of licences, legislation and enforcement actions. Public debates tend to focus on major regulatory decisions, court proceedings and policy disputes. Far...