Legislation
Germany – The Regional Council of Darmstadt promises online action
By Phil - 25 November 2019
The Regional Council of Darmstadt, the department responsible for accepting German online sports betting licence applications, has said that any company targeting German players without a licence, would face tough penalties.
With the third amended State Treaty on Gambling coming into force from January 1 2020, the council has been given additional powers allowing it to take action against such offenders.
The Regional Council of Darmstadt said: “The state gambling supervisory authorities will not tolerate this. Once the third amended State Treaty comes into force, sports betting providers that continue to operate in the German market without securing permission to do so can expect to be sanctioned. Therefore should no licence application be submitted to the Regional Council of Darmstadt, we will immediately prohibit the illicit offerings.”
It added that the Niedersachsen Ministry of the Interior, the body responsible for payment blocking orders, would be informed so it too could take action.
