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GGL hosts European regulators meeting, signs deal with UK Gambling Commission
Germany's joint gambling authority GGL hosted a roundtable of European gambling regulators and signed a cooperation agreement with the Gambling Commission in Great Britain, according to an announcement published in German.
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Germany’s joint gambling authority, the Gemeinsame Glücksspielbehörde der Länder (GGL), said it hosted the European Regulators Roundtable in Halle on 4 November 2026, bringing together representatives of gambling regulators from across Europe.
According to the GGL, the meeting focused on tackling illegal online gambling, cross-border exchange of relevant information, the regulation of gambling advertising, and how to approach new developments such as prediction markets. The authority said participants also discussed measures to block illegal websites, public awareness efforts, and anti-money laundering requirements.
The GGL said a concrete outcome of the meeting was the signing of a joint declaration of intent with the Gambling Commission in Great Britain. The two authorities intend to deepen their cooperation and build a structured exchange of information to support their respective supervisory work, the GGL said.
The GGL said illegal gambling offers on the internet present cross-border challenges for regulators, since operators can distribute websites and apps internationally while authorities act within their own national remits. It said the exchange of information and experience is an important way to identify illegal offers and sharpen supervisory action, and that the declaration with the Gambling Commission provides an initial framework to explore deeper information sharing. The GGL said a longer-term goal is a pilot project to exchange information on illegal gambling websites, aimed at making cross-border information exchange easier over time.
The GGL also said it continues to see a need for action at national level against illegal gambling offers. It said it is pushing for a clarification in German criminal law so that prosecutors can act against gambling operators based abroad that deliberately target users in Germany, noting that the existing provision is often not applied to such operators. The GGL said it had reaffirmed this request in a letter to the German government department responsible for justice policy and would approach it again.
The original announcement is in German.