Erlaubnis beantragen, Sportwetten durchzuführen oder im Internet zu vermitteln

If you want to organize sports betting, you can apply for a permit under certain conditions. The permit can be applied for online or in writing.

You can apply for a permit to organize sports betting.
You may only organize sports betting in Germany with a valid permit.
The permit procedure includes a main application for the general permit.
Applicants can be the organizing persons themselves or authorized persons (internal persons of a company or external persons, for example lawyers as well as attorneys).
Only applicants domiciled in a member state of the European Union or a state party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area may apply for permission to organize sports betting in Germany.

• Representation of the company structure
• Certificate of good conduct
• Extract from the central business register
• Business registration (copy)
• Certificate of no objection
• Certificate of the tax office responsible for the tax on sports betting
• Printout from the joint enforcement portal of the federal states
• Proof of expertise
• Legitimate origin of the required funds
• Certificate of an independent auditor or certified public accountant
• Presentation of the economic viability taking into account the tax obligations (economic viability concept)
• Payment processing concept
• IT security concept
• Money laundering concept
• Social concept
• Sales concept
• Advertising concept
• Description of which gambling-relevant information is made available to players on the website and how this is presented
• Information on the risks of addiction associated with the sports betting offered, the prohibition of participation by minors, and the counseling and therapy options available to them
• Information on the expected level of stakes in the Federal Republic of Germany in the next 5 years
• Description of the measures for the prevention of manipulation
• Declaration of auditor or certified public accountant on the performance capability
• Declaration of tax advisor or tax consultant, legal advisor or legal consultant, declaration of certified public accountant or certified public accountant on the performance capability

You must be at least 18 years old.
You must have your registered office in a member state of the European Union or a state party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area in order to apply for permission to organize sports betting in Germany.
In addition, you must meet the requirements of the State Gambling Treaty of 2021:

• Extended reliability (no unlicensed gambling, transparent ownership and shareholding relationships).
• Performance (sufficient own funds, profitability, insurance coverage)
• Transparency and security of gambling

Permission to conduct sports betting can be applied for online and in writing.

If you want to apply for permission to conduct sports betting in writing:

• In the first step, process the "Main application" form.
• In the main application, you provide information about the organizer, all authorized representatives and other responsible persons. Furthermore, you must provide information on the reliability of the organizer and information on distribution and processing.
• You must have completed your application before submitting it. It is permissible for required documents to be submitted subsequently if they were not yet available when the application was submitted. However, the competent authority can only process applications finally if all documents have been submitted.
• In the course of the application processing by the competent authority, you must ensure the provision of a security deposit in the amount of at least EUR 5 million up to a maximum of EUR 50 million.
• After you have submitted the main application, you must submit a downstream application for the individual virtual slot machine games. In doing so, provide information on the technical access to the virtual slot games as well as all details (name, type, URL, category and the game rules). The downstream application can be submitted by you immediately after the main application, but no later than two weeks after the granting of permission related to the main application.
• After completion of the review and approval by the Joint Gambling Authority of the Federal States (GGL), you will receive a permit notice by mail.

If you wish to apply online:

• Create a company/citizen account online.
• In this case, you will receive the permit notice directly via your service account.
• Communication with GGL also works via your service account.
• The remaining steps are identical to the written procedure.
• Note: The online service is currently under development and will then be made available to you.

Processing is largely dependent on the completeness and quality of the application documents and on the response time to any follow-up letters. The processing time is at least 3 months.

Deadline type: Period of validity

Remark (for further information on the time limit):
In justified individual cases, a shorter duration is possible.

Online services available: Yes

Since 01.01.2023, the responsibility for granting permission for sports betting on the Internet lies with the Joint Gambling Authority of the federal states. In the role of content responsibility, formal review and approval (accompanying specialist authority in the country of implementation), the Joint Gambling Authority is responsible.

Possibility of legal action (instructions on how to appeal will be issued with the respective permit)

• Organizing and brokering gambling Permission Sports betting
• The organization or brokering of sports betting is only permitted if a permit has been obtained.
  • The application for a permit to organize sports betting can be submitted online or in writing to the Joint Gambling Authority of the Federal States.
• responsible: Joint Gambling Authority of the Federal States

Joint gambling authority

Joint gambling authority

Forms available: No
Written form required: Yes
Informal application possible: No
Personal appearance required: No