Online Gambling Banned In Germany

New Delhi [India], December 14 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Monday issued notice to the Central government on a public suit seeking direction to take steps to ban and prevent online gambling websites from operating in the country.
A division bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan asked the Centre and other to file reply on the public interest litigation seeking direction to the Ministry of Information Technology to exercise its powers under sections of the Information Technology Act, 2000, to prevent online gambling websites.
The PIL, filed by one Avinash Mehrotra represented through advocates Awantika Manohar, Siddharth Iyer and Prashant Kumar, sought directions to the Ministry of Finance to take steps to recover taxes due from both persons who played such online gambling, and more importantly, those who run and operate these websites.
It also sought an appropriate writ, order or direction, directing the respondents to prosecute the unscrupulous owners/proprietors, and the promoters of the online gambling websites, in accordance with the law.
The plea submitted that gambling or wagering on games of chance is per se illegal according to the laws of our country, and most state legislations have expressly forbidden the same. It sought the quashing of order dated October 21 2020, issued by the Union of India, stating that it does not have the competence to block gambling and betting websites in India.

'It is submitted that despite the presence of these provisions, a large number of websites can be accessed in the territory of India, through appropriate devices, and a person is free to gamble with cards or bet on the outcome of sport results, etc,' the plea said.
The petitioner also submitted that for the NCT of Delhi gambling has been prohibited by the Delhi Public Gambling Act, 1955 and most states have similar acts in force, which prohibit gambling.
'It is submitted that all these activities, though expressly prohibited by law, are being carried out because of a lack of enforcement of the laws in question. Thus, despite being per se illegal these gambling websites are being permitted to operate and drive normal people towards economic and financial as well as social ruination,' the plea said.
'Online gambling by itself is an addictive activity, and those currently addicted to this activity, are not in the correct frame of mind, to take steps to protect themselves and the public at large from this menace,' it added.
The petitioner said that he filed the present writ petition in public interest in view of the rising popularity of illicit gambling and illegal online betting taking place in our country. (ANI)

As a whole, online gambling in Germany has had a complicated history until about three years ago. The industry was mainly unregulated until 2008 when a federal ban was imposed on online gambling operations with the German Interstate Treaty. The only exception were wagers on horse racing. GTA 5 online's recent casino update has been hampered by the laws of over 50 countries, banning the action of gambling with real money in video games. The Diamond casino update brings gambling to Los Santos, embroiling Rockstar in the ongoing debate on lootboxes in games. Players affected by the ban can either ignore the update or use VPN's to access it.

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Gambling has long had a legal but not yet legal status in Germany.

Online Gambling Law In Germany

In recent history, the local state authorities, the countries, have been given the right and responsibility to regulate gambling on their territory.

However, gaming and gambling activities in online casinos in Germany are now monitored and controlled at a higher level. At least this is the case for most of Germany.

In the period between 2008 and 2012, gambling in the country was declared illegal by the federal government. The only exception was the state of Schleswig-Holstein, where gambling was defiantly legalized. Subsequently, the government introduced new rules aimed at the regulation and approval procedures of the regional gambling operators. With the exception of the state of Schleswig-Holstein.

The so-called State Treaty on Gambling is an agreement between the individual states of the country. It is the one that came into force in 2008 and has recently even been updated. So now online lotteries can be operated in the country. In addition, the bidding process for the licenses of online sports betting operators is currently on the agenda. This is not a new procedure. It is carried out annually since 2012, licenses for online casinos are awarded, and still only from the state of Schleswig-Holstein.

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So gambling in Germany is currently still in a complex and sometimes very precarious situation, because it is still largely unregulated. The country is currently playing with plans for an official licensing program, but there is still a long way to go. The situation in connection with the gambling legislation in Germany remains however opaque, since there are two laws – the interstate law, the mentioned gambling contract and the gambling law. At the international level, Germany has bad cards and does not make it popular.

One thing is for sure that online gambling is popular in Germany. Even safer is that not a single German ever got into trouble when he placed a bet on the Internet or dared to play a game in online roulette. The legal disputes in Germany mostly revolve around the right of operators to offer their services to the public. This always has something to do with money and monopolies.

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Where can you play online in Germany?

German citizens should look on game pages from the country, or those who are licensed in Germany like NetBet Germany instead of relying on foreign operators. Companies based outside Germany are not licensed under German law and therefore may accept bets and stakes from anyone. When it comes to foreign operators, however, one has to keep in mind that under German law there is no legal claim if something happens.

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A European license is acceptable. An online casino that has its license from a European country will do the fuck and its players cheat because they can be sued under European law. However, one could have a problem if the license comes from a small Caribbean state or from an Indian reservation in North America. This is not to say that these licensers act illegally, but a legal battle with the casino can be difficult.