Together with representatives from the political, scientific and commercial fields, the authority participated in a series of discussions regarding online regulations during the Berlin Congress organised by the German gambling trade body DAW.
Ronald Benter
Ronald Benter, Chairman of the GGL, noted that the fight against the black market requires a wide range of instruments if effectiveness is to be achieved.
A particular development that Benter wants to see implemented as soon as possible is a new framework around the blocking of illegal gambling advertisements based on IP addresses.
Benter has sought developments on this particular front for a number of years now. Towards the end of 2023, it was announced that the government is intending to modify Germany’s Criminal Code by deleting Section 284 – previously allowing the GGL to fil..