The Gemeinsame Glücksspielbehörde der Länder (GGL), or the German Joint Gambling Authority, has updated its priorities after attending the European Regulators Roundtable on 21 and 22 May.
The GGL sent Nadja Wierzejewski, Head of the Combating Illegal Gambling Department, to meet with representatives from Italy, Austria, Spain, Portugal, the UK and France.
The European Roundtable is an opportunity for different authorities to exchange information, thoughts and the effects of different regulatory changes.
It seems likely that one of the topics covered was a €250,000 ($294,091.25) penalty payment that was delivered to German rapper Capital Bra.
After the individual had eluded authorities, the GGL turned up at his concert in Wiesbaden to deliver the penalty in person.
The Italian regulatory authority, Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli (ADM), took the lead as the host and delivered a presentation on its activities, monitoring systems and cooperation mechanisms to combat match-fixing.
There was also a discussion regarding the advertising restrictions for gambling offers in Italy.
A particular focus was allocated to prediction markets and the way the product interacts with respective national legal systems.
The GGL concluded that: “With regard to the fight against illegal gambling offers, to which prediction markets are to be assigned according to German law, a cross-state working group will be organised.”
In other Deutschland news, German health insurance fund DAK-Gesundheit has launched a new gambling awareness course in the state of Saxony-Anhalt for teenagers and young adults aged 14 and over.
The course aims to raise awareness of risks in schools, as well as in open and residential child and youth welfare facilities.
As for the next Europe Regulators Roundtable will be hosted by the GGL, meaning that representatives will descend upon Halle an der Saale later in the autumn to discuss matters once again
