German Court approves GGL position on foreign-based streamers

The Higher Administrative Court of Saxony-Anhalt has upheld a ban from German gambling regulator GGL against streamers based abroad from advertising illegal online gambling in Germany.

The matter came to a head over a well-known German streamer based abroad who had promoted illegal public gambling in Germany, particularly on the streaming platform “Kick”, by taking part in virtual slot machine games, filming himself doing so and publishing the recordings as a video or live stream.

As part of the interim legal protection proceedings initiated by the streamer, the Higher Administrative Court of Saxony-Anhalt confirmed the legality of the GGL’s prohibition order.

Board member Ronald Benter welcomed the decision of the Saxony-Anhalt Higher Administrative Court, saying: “The decision has a signalling effect! In the future, the GGL will take even stronger action against streamers based abroad. This is particularly necessary to protect players and minors due to the special dangers inherent in streaming.”