The 11th of 13 states needed to ratify German regulation has approved of the State Treaty.
With the market due to open later in the year, the German states are moving forward with the ratification process to bring iGaming into being across the entire federation of Germany.
Saarland s approval
The Saarland state has now ratified the legislation: the State Treaty on Gaming in Germany Der Glücksspielneuregulierungstaatsverag (GlüNeuRStv) unanimously passed in the Saarland s state parliament second reading.
Opening Germany
The historic approval by the German government was originally realised in March 2020, setting a target date of opening the jurisdiction to legal online poker and casino games starting July 1 2021.