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In order to effectively carry out the tasks of regulating the transnational gambling market from 1.1.2023, the GGL boards have been talking to all players in the market since the beginning of the year in order to take note of and weigh up the various interests of players, providers, prevention associations, politicians. Against this backdrop, Ronald Benter and Benjamin Schwanke invited member companies to give their views on regulation during their keynote address at the general meeting of t...

On 12 May 2022, the Joint Gambling Authority of the German States brought the associations of the German gambling industry to a (virtual) table with the aim of permanently securing the free gambling addiction hotline of the Federal Centre for Health Education (BZgA) and also to discuss which other Germany-wide addiction prevention services the BZgA could provide on the basis of third-party funding. Board member Benjamin Schwanke: "The free telephone counselling on gambling addiction is an im...

Authority wants to establish competence team At an exchange with the country coordinators for gambling addiction on 25 March 2022, the board members of the new authority made it clear that the focus of their actions will be to ensure the protection of young people and players and the prevention of gambling and betting addiction. Board member Ronald Benter: "From 1 January 2023, we will be responsible for regulating the cross-state gambling market in Germany. We see ourselves as a contact pa...