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AMLA draft guidelines bring ongoing monitoring into sharper focus
EU / Malta · AML/CFT · 2026-06-17 English briefing The MGA drew operators’ attention to AMLA’s draft guidelines on ongoing monitoring under Article 26(5) of the EU Anti-Money Laundering Regulation. Although consultation materials are not final law, they indicate the direction of supervisory expectations for keeping customer information current, reviewing activity and responding to changing…
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MGA warns of websites impersonating licensed operators
Malta · Illegal Market & Consumer Protection · 2026-07-16 English briefing The MGA identified active websites that falsely presented themselves as connected with the authority or MGA-licensed operators. Consumers were advised to verify licensing status directly through the official register. The issue is broader than brand misuse: cloned regulatory references can create false trust, redirect…
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MGA annual report highlights 280 suspicious betting reports in 2025
Malta · Regulatory Report · 2026-07-07 English briefing The Malta Gaming Authority’s 2025 annual report records 280 suspicious betting reports from licensees, 192 alerts shared with operators and participation in 66 investigations worldwide. The authority also completed 15 full-scope compliance audits and 109 thematic reviews across compliance, player protection and sports-betting integrity. Licensing, due diligence,…
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Germany’s Q1 2026 market monitor shows sports betting at €2.431bn in stakes
Germany · Market Data · 2026-06-23 English briefing The GGL market monitor reports €2.431 billion in total sports-betting stakes for the first quarter of 2026: €1.809 billion online and €622 million in retail. Across the cross-state gambling categories shown, total stakes reached €3.842 billion, of which €3.220 billion were online. These are stake figures rather…
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German study estimates 77.03% channelisation in the online market
Germany · Market Research · 2026-03-16 English briefing A GGL-commissioned survey-based study estimates that regulated offers represented 77.03% of Germany’s online gambling market in 2024, while unregulated activity accounted for 22.97%. The results support the authority’s evidence-based evaluation of the 2021 State Treaty, but they should be read with the underlying methodology and limitations in…
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World Cup 2026 puts illegal sports betting under intensified German scrutiny
Germany · Sports Betting Integrity · 2026-06-09 English briefing Ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the GGL intensified its monitoring of online sports-betting products, advertising, broadcasts and streaming environments. The authority urged consumers to verify operators against Germany’s official whitelist and warned that illegal offers commonly bypass youth, player and consumer safeguards. It also…
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European regulators coordinate their response to prediction markets
Europe / Germany · Prediction Markets · 2026-06-19 English briefing Regulators from nine European jurisdictions issued a joint statement on prediction markets. The authorities highlight unclear or missing gambling-law coverage, limited player-protection measures, addiction risks, manipulation, fraud and uncertainty around settlement and payouts. Germany’s GGL supports closer cross-border information exchange and treats many event-based prediction…
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GGL activity report shifts the focus from licensing to structured supervision
Germany · Regulatory Report · 2026-07-03 English briefing The GGL’s 2025 activity report describes a maturing German regulatory system. After earlier years were dominated by licensing, the authority says its emphasis moved toward structured supervision of licensed operators, improved technical infrastructure and broader action against illegal market participants and supporting service providers. For black-market measurement,…
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Germany expands LUGAS as the data backbone of online gambling supervision
Germany · Digital Supervision · 2026-07-21 English briefing Germany’s GGL and public-sector IT provider Dataport are continuing to develop LUGAS, the cross-state supervisory system for legal online gambling. According to the authority, the system processed data from more than 60 licensed operators and around five million registered players in 2025. LUGAS combines central files with…
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CJEU clarifies platform liability for gambling promotion partnerships
European Union · Case Law & Advertising · 2026-07-16 English briefing In Case C-421/24, the Court of Justice addressed when an online platform may lose the hosting liability exemption in connection with gambling-related videos. The Court distinguished neutral hosting from a commercial partnership in which the platform reviews a channel’s theme, leading videos and metadata.…