Local sources revealed that customers across the whole of Germany were unable to place deposits with betting providers for 10 hours straight last Saturday after a failure at a key regulatory system. Licensed firms are concerned this may have driven some customers to the black market.
This was hinted at by Mathias Dahms, DSWV President, who addressed the issue by saying: “This is not just about considerable economic damage.
“If legal sports betting offers cannot be used by customers from Germany on a Bundesliga Saturday, the illegal betting providers, who are very happy to accept new customers and deposits, will benefit first and foremost.
“There is no player protection in the black market. The German tax authorities are also left empty-handed.”
Reason for the outage
Online gambling providers in Germany..