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Regulator: Gemeinsame Glücksspielbehörde der Länder
Area of responsibility: what exactly controls GGL
Online verticals allowed by GlüStV: sports betting, virtual slot machines (online slots) and online poker.
Online Table Game Land Coordination: Lands decide the fate of online roulette/blackjack themselves, but GGL provides methodology and control for general requirements.
Fighting illegal sites and advertising unlicensed offers.
Advertising and marketing: compliance with age filters, moderation, transparency of bonuses and the prohibition of "easy money."
Player protection systems and inter-operator limits: operation and supervision of central registries.
GGL tools: OASIS, LUGAS and uniform standards
OASIS - Nationwide self-exclusion/prohibition system: Player inclusion blocks access to all licensed products in the country.
LUGAS - inter-operator system for accounting for limits and activity: makes sure that the player does not exceed the basic limits by playing with different operators.
KYC/AML default: Age and identity checks before deposit, enhanced source checks for major activity.
Technical standards for games: RNG certification, event logging, speed and "behavioral brake" requirements (for slots - auto-spin ban, bet/pace limit, etc.).
Licensing and continuous compliance
Before obtaining a license, the operator confirms the reliability of the owners, financial stability, integration with OASIS/LUGAS, technical security, RG policy and honest advertising.
After launch, there is continuous supervision: regular reporting, technical audits, verification of risk profiling algorithms, control of advertising/affiliates and SLA payments. Systematic violations lead to fines, suspension or revocation of the license.
Advertising and working with affiliates
Targeting of minors and the use of "youthful" images are prohibited.
No promises of "risk-free" winnings or "quick money"; the terms of the bonuses are large and understandable.
Frequency and content limitations by channel (TV, OOH, digital); transparent labeling in influencers.
Affiliates are subject to liability: clickbait, deceptive landing pages and gray redirects are considered a violation of the advertiser operator.
Enforcement: How GGL is tackling illegals
Administrative locks and domain/mirror dereferencing.
Payment restrictions: suppression of payments to unlicensed operators through work with PSP/banks.
Legal actions against domain owners and advertising distributors.
Monitoring social networks/AdTech: removal of illegal advertising and ban on re-posting.
Behavioral restrictions for online slots and poker (examples)
Slots: prohibition of autospin and parallel play in several slots, minimum spin duration, bet limit, absence of "pseudo-win."
Poker: control of collusion and bots, limits on simultaneous tables/speed formats, audit of the shuffle generator.
Sport integration and live betting markets
Reduction of "impulsive" high-frequency markets, special attention to youth/minor leagues.
Exchange signals about suspicious bets with sports federations and data providers.
Requirement for operators to use anti-fraud analysis and block "suspicious" patterns.
Data, algorithms and privacy
Explainable AI: Risk profiling models and RG triggers should be explainable and non-discriminatory.
Event telemetry: rates, cancellations, session pace, requests to raise limits - in protected logs.
Privacy: data minimization, secure storage, encryption and regular penetration tests.
Supervision KPI (what metrics measure success)
Sewerage: the share of traffic and turnover that has flowed from the "gray" zone to licenses.
Player protection: a decrease in the share of accounts with signs of problem play, the speed of interventions, the effectiveness of OASIS.
Advertising-hygiene: share of creatives/campaigns without violations, reduction of complaints.
Law enforcement: the number and speed of blocking, repeated violations, the share of stopped payments to illegal immigrants.
Information security/payment incidents: zero leakage of personal data, compliance with SLA cashouts.
What does this mean for operators (compliance checklist)
1. Integration with OASIS/LUGAS and correct implementation of basic/individual limits.
2. Technical certification: RNG, logs, anti-bots, fault tolerance, encryption.
3. Default RG: Reality checks, "cooling" when limits go up, visible bonus terms.
4. Advertising and affiliates: age filters, lack of FOMO rhetoric, partner control and moderation proofs.
5. Integration of sports: monitoring of suspicious patterns, restrictions on live markets of high frequency.
6. Data/AI compliance: explainable models, feature auditing, data protection, incident response plan.
7. Financial discipline: AML/SoF procedures, segregation of funds, transparent SLA payments.
What it means for players
Access only to licensed products with age/identity verification.
Uniform limits and self-exclusion applicable to all operators in the country.
Transparent rules, visible bonus conditions, protected payments and understandable complaint channels.
Brief chronology (accents)
Until 2021: heterogeneous application of land rules, "transitional" online models.
From 2021: the entry into force of the new edition of GlüStV and the deployment of GGL as the central force of online supervision.
Further: increasing law enforcement against illegal immigrants, clarifying advertising and RG standards, unifying practice in the lands.
GGL is the "nervous system" of German regulation online: uniform rules, common registries, strict advertising-hygiene and quick sanctions against violators. For business, this is a market with a high compliance price and predictable rules of the game; for the player - a protected environment and an honest product. In this configuration, Germany has deliberately traded "rapid growth" for sustainability and social responsibility - and this is how GGL measures its own success.