Erlaubnis beantragen, Online-Poker durchzuführen oder zu vermitteln

If you want to host online poker, 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 online poker.
You may only organize online poker games 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).

• 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 online poker
• Printout from the joint enforcement portal of the federal states
• Proof of expertise
• Legitimate origin of the required funds
• Certification of an independent auditor or 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 gaming-relevant information is made available to players on the website and how this is presented
• Information on the addictive risks of the online poker games offered, the prohibition of participation by minors, and the counseling and therapy options available to them
• Communication of the probable amount of the play stakes in the Federal Republic of Germany of the next 5 years
• Representation of the measures for the prevention of manipulations
• Printout of the General Terms and Conditions (GTC) for online poker on the Internet
• Declaration of auditor or certified public accountant regarding the company's ability to perform its duties
• Declaration of tax advisor or tax consultant, legal advisor or legal consultant, declaration of certified public accountant or certified public accountant on performance capability

You must be at least 18 years of age.

You must be domiciled 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 virtual slot machine games 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

Costs may be incurred.

You can apply for permission to conduct online poker both online and in writing.

If you want to apply for permission to conduct online poker in writing:

• In the first step, process the "main application".
• In the main application, you provide information about the organizer, all authorized representatives and other responsible persons. Furthermore, you have to provide information about the reliability of the organizer and information about the distribution and the handling.
• You must have fully processed 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.

Notice:

The Ministry of the Interior, Building and Digitalization of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern is responsible in the role of formal triage and approval (accompanying specialist authority in the country of implementation). The role of content responsibility lies with the Joint Gaming Authority.

The processing time is at least 3 months.

The period of validity is usually 5 years.

In justified individual cases, a shorter duration is possible.

• Organizing gambling, permission online poker
• The organization of online poker is only permitted if a permit has been granted.
• You can submit an application for a permit to organize online poker to the Joint Gambling Authority of the Federal States online or in writing.
• responsible: Joint Gaming Authority of the Federal States

Ministry of the Interior, Construction and Digitalization of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania - Gambling Supervision in the role of formal triage and approval (accompanying specialist authority in the state of implementation).

In the role of substantive responsibility, the Joint Gaming Authority is responsible.

Ministry of the Interior, Construction and Digitalization of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania - Gambling Supervision in the role of formal triage and approval (accompanying specialist authority in the state of implementation).

In the role of substantive responsibility, the Joint Gaming Authority is responsible.

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