German gambling regulator updates whitelist

The German gambling watchdog has updated its whitelist, which outlines the available and licensed websites that can operate their iGaming and sports betting products in the nation. The list is designed to keep track of regulated entities, but to similarly make it easier to see what brands consumers may safely visit.

Germany updates whitelist on gambling to bring clarity and transparency

Maintained by the Joint Gambling Authority of the Federal States (GGL), the list includes several distinctions of licensed operators. Section 7, Section 8 and Section 9, which refer to licensed sports betting, licensed virtual slot machines, and online poker room operators respectively.

The whitelist also serves as the basis of decisions by courts and authorities when determining the legality of a particular gambling product. In short, any operator that offers any type of gambling product and is not listed on the GGL’s website and whitelist will be deemed illegal.

This means that such websites may not advertise, accept players, or legally partner with affiliation services of any type, and the prohibition of providing support to such gambling operators extends to payment providers and software developers.

Gone is the PDF version to be replaced by an interaction option

The whitelist has also expanded to cover a comprehensive area of the gambling experience.

The updated list allows anyone who is perusing it the opportunity to quickly filter through specific types of gambling and see whether they are licensed, but also see if they have been issued any additional licenses after having been initially authorized.

What is key in the new and updated list is that it has been transformed from a PDF document that was available for download from the regulator’s website to an interactive online platform which allows any party interested to quickly carry out a check.

The redesign is also part of the regulator’s broader plan to address the issue of gambling and betting addiction and minimize gambling-related harm in general.

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