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Germany’s
Fourth Interstate Treaty on Gambling (GlüNeuRStV) is guaranteed to officially launch on 1 July, having been ratified by the Bundesländer (state parliament) of Saxony-Anhalt this Wednesday evening.
The Interstate Treaty had previously secured the required approval of thirteen states to launch Germany’s new federal regime regulating online gambling services.
However, the approval of Saxony-Anhalt was deemed as essential to the Interstate Treaty’s ascension into federal law, as the lander is designated to house the regulatory agency overseeing German gambling laws and operator conduct.
July will see the Interstate Treaty complete its near-decade long journey into existence, as in 2012 the Bundesrat (Federal Council) had approved for Germany’s Lander to agree and establish a new federal regime accounting for online gambling services.
German State Treaty to come into force from 1 July after S-A approval
22nd April 2021
| By Nosa Omoigui
Germany s State Treaty on Gambling, Der Glücksspielneuregulierungstaatsverag (GlüNeuRStV), has been ratified by the state parliament of Sachsen Anhalt, paving the way for implementation from 1 July.
Sachsen-Anhalt’s approval was crucial to the GlüNeuRStV’s implementation as it will host a new regulatory authority, based in the city of Halle. Work to establish this body is underway, and sources suggest it will be fully operational by the end of 2022.
Its parliament is the fifteenth out of 16 to approve the Treaty, with Nordrhein-Westfalen the final state to hold out. A minimum of 13 were required to ratify the legislation, which occurred in March when the Sachsen and Schleswig-Holstein parliaments gave their blessing. Saarland then became the fourteenth state parliament to do so last week.
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