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State regulations governing the approval of gambling
(Glücks-spielgenehmigungsverordnung – GGVO)
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                                                                                                                                              CONTENTS


CONTENTS ................................
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1.        SECTION I ................................
                    ................................................................................................................................
                                                                                                                    ............................................ 5
1.1       § 1 Approval for organisation and sales in accordance with the Gambling Act .................................. 5
1.2       § 2 Granting of approval
                          approval................................................................................................
                                                                                                  ..................................................... 5
1.3       § 3 Procedure ................................
                        ................................................................................................
                                                                                        .................................................................... 7
1.4       § 4 Obligations, supervisory measures ................................................................
                                                                                .............................................................. 9
1.5       § 5 Registration of players ................................................................................................
                                                                                                      ................................................. 9
1.6       § 6 Players’ accounts and payments ................................................................
                                                                             ............................................................... 10
1.7       § 7 Security of the players’ accounts ................................................................
                                                                                ............................................................... 10
1.8       § 8 Limits and barring by the gambling providers................................................................
                                                                                          ............................................. 11
1.9       § 9 Bonus ................................
                    ................................................................................................................................
                                                                                                                    ......................................... 11
1.10          § 10 Barrings and closing of players’ accounts................................................................
                                                                                            ............................................ 12

2.        SECTION II ................................
                     ................................................................................................................................
                                                                                                                     ......................................... 13
2.1       § 11 Reliability, solvency and expertise of commercial gambling brokers........................................ 13
                                                                          brokers................................
2.2       § 12 Commercial brokering of gambling ................................................................
                                                                                .......................................................... 13
2.3       § 13 Player protection ................................................................................................
                                                                                                 ...................................................... 13
2.4       § 14 Obligation to provide information ................................................................
                                                                                 ............................................................. 14

3.        SECTION III ................................
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3.1       § 15 Entry into force and validity period of these regulations ................................
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Based on § 4, Para. 8, no.1 and § 5, Para. 3 in combination with § 4, Para. 1 of the Gambling
Act dated 20th October 2011(GVOBl. (Law and Ordinance Gazette) Schl. Schl.-H. S. 280), the
Ministry of the Interior issues the following decree:




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1. SECTION I


1.1 § 1 Approval for organisation and sales in accordance with the
    Gambling Act
   1. The organisation of public gambling within the scope of application of these regulations
      requires the approval of the responsible authority. Furthermore, sales for frequently held
                    approval
      lotteries in accordance with § 6, Para. 1, no.1 of the Gambling Act, for betting and
      online casino gaming require the responsible authority’s approval in accordance with
      the provisions of the Gambling Act and these regulations. The rules in Section II of
                   ns
      these regulations apply to the brokering of gambling.

   2. An approval in the sense of Paragraph 1 may only be issued or prolonged if the
      applicant has been proven to be reliable and solvent in terms of these regulations and
                                                    solvent
      has the required expertise at the time of submitting his application. The approval for the
      organisation and sales of gambling in accordance with §§ 4 and 5 of the Gambling Act
      must be rejected where the organisation or the sales of gambling is contrary to the aims
      of § 1 of the Gambling Act or where the applicant is unreliable.

   3. In accordance with § 4, Para. 1, sentence 2 of the Gambling Act, agreement must be
      reached with the specialist advisory council before approval to organise betting on the
      results or progress of sporting competitions is granted. Should the specialist advisory
      council not have been convened at the time of making a decision regarding the
      application, the specialist advisory council must be involved retrospectively after it has
      been convened. Approvals are dependent upon the specialist advisory council giving its
      agreement and are only of a provisional nature until such time.




1.2 § 2 Granting of approval
   1. Approval may only be granted where
             a. (Extended relia
                          reliability)
                          i. the ownership and participation circumstances of the organisers and
                             the sellers have been fully disclosed and for partnership companies,
                             the identity and addresses of all partners, shareholders and other
                             capital investors, for legal entities in private law, of those who hold a
                                                                         vate
                             controlling shareholding and for legal entities in private law, of those
                             who hold a controlling shareholding and golden shares in the capital
                             stock or have a controlling shareholding and golden shares in the
                             voting rights and generally, all trustee relationships must be disclosed.
                         ii. the organisers and the sellers and the appointed responsible persons,
                             who possess the reliability and expertise required to organise public
                             gambling and provide the guarantee for the gambling particip
                                                                                        participants and
                             the responsible authority that the event is carried out properly and
                             transparently for the participants and the responsible authority and for
                             legal entities and partnerships, all persons authorised to represent
                             them must be fulfill the requirements of reliability and expertise and
                                                                 s
                        iii. the lawful origin of the funds required for the organisation of public
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            b. (Solvency)
                         i. the organiser and the seller possess sufficient own funds for long term
                            business activity, a suitable organisational structure and at the same
                            time offer a guarantee for faultless business conduct. A confirmation
                            from an independent auditor, that initial capital has been paid up, is free
                            of rights of third parties and can be freely disposed over by the persons
                            authorised to represent must be presented as evidence of sufficient
                                      d
                            funds for the business activity applied for,
                        ii. the profitability of the intended gambling activity has been presented
                            taking the information into account and,
                       iii. security payments have been made,
            c.    (Transparency and security of gambling)
                        parency
                         i. the transparency of the operation is assured and it is guaranteed that a
                            supervision of the sales network is possible at any time and cannot be
                            prevented by third parties or participants in the operation,
                        ii. the organiser and the sellers, insofar as they do not have their
                            headquarters within the area of application of these regulations, advise
                            the responsible authority of the names persons authorised to receive
                            and represent them who have their domicile within the scope of
                            application of these regulations and who possess the reliability in the
                                lication
                            sense of Number 1 letter b,
                       iii. the organisers and the sellers of all gambling and payment transactions
                            set up their own accounting systems,
                       iv. for protection against manipulations and reduction in levies, the
                                                                           reductions
                           organisers and the sellers structure and organise the operational
                           processes in such a way that the complete accounting system and the
                           recording of business transactions in the sense of §46 of the Gambling
                           Act is assured and that the operational process is organised in such a
                                                               ional
                           way that all conclusions of gambling contracts, games, payment
                           transactions (betting and payouts) and their recording each constitute a
                           complete unit and the responsible authority is provided with the
                           opportunity for scrutiny and control at all times and
                                             rutiny
                        v. compliance with the organisational obligations in accordance with
                           generally recognised national and international standards is assured.
  2. Evidence of reliability in the sense of Paragraph 1, 1 can be provided by means of a
     police conduct report in accordance with § 30 Para. 5 of the German Federal Register
     Act in the notified version dated 21st September 1984 (BGBl (German Federal Law
     Gazette) I.S. 1229, report 1985 p 195), recently amended by Article 1 of the law dated
     15th December 2011 (BGBl. I.S. 2714) or a comparable document from the applicant’s
         h
     headquarter state (e.g. criminal record), which is not older than three months on the
     date of application. In addition, an excerpt from the German Central Commercial
     Register or a comparable document from the state in which the applicant has his
                 r
     headquarters and which is not older than three months must be provided. Anyone who
     has been legally convicted of a crime, theft, embezzlement, blackmail, dealing in stolen
     goods, fraud, breach of trust, unauthorised organisation of gambling activities,
     participating in unauthorised gambling activities or of an offence in accordance with §
     12 of the German Youth Protection Act dated 23rd July 2002 (BGBl. I S. 2730) recently
     amended by Article 3 of the Act dated 31st October 2008 (BGBl. I S. 2149) or
                     Article
     comparable offences - even outwith the Federal Republic of Germany` does not
                                                                          Germany`-
     possess the required reliability. Persons against whom proceedings are being brought
     for insolvency, for the provision of a sworn declaration, for gross negligence in reducing
                             provision
     taxes or for tax evasion or against whom similar proceedings are being brought or have
     been brought within the last three years - even outwith the Federal Republic of


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         Germany - do not posses the required reliability. This shall apply equally in the case of
                                       required
         all companies ever managed by the applicant. Where the applicant is a legal entity or a
         partnership, the evidence according to Paragraph 1, no.1 must be provided with respect
         to the person entitl to represent.
                       entitled


1.3 § 3 Procedure
    1. The application must be made in writing. An electronic form is excluded. It must contain
       all data, information, evidence and documents in the German language, which are
       required for verification in accordance with § 2. The evidence must be provided by
                                                                  evidence
       presenting suitable illustrations, concepts and certificates. Without such documents, the
       responsible authority is not obliged to conduct its own investigations. In particular, the
       documents to be presented include:
              a. an illustration of the applicant’s direct and indirect participations and his capital
                     illustration
                 and voting right circumstances and his affiliated companies in the sense of the
                 German Stock Corporation Act and information concerning relatives in the
                 sense of §15 of the German tax code in its notified version dated 1st October
                 2002 (BGBl. I S. 3866, report 2003 p. 61) recently amended by Article 5 of the
                 law dated 22nd December 2011 (BGBl. I S. 3044) amongst the participants.
                 The same applies to representatives of the person or par         partnership and to
                 members of an organ of a legal entity. In addition, the applicant’s Articles of
                 Association and his legal statutory specifications as well as such agreements
                 as exist between the applicant and the direct or indirect participants and which
                 relate to the organisation of gambling must be presented,
                  elate
              b. an illustration of the measures for ensuring public safety and other public
                 matters taking particular account of IT and data security in addition to required
                 certifications (security concept),
              c.    a concept for the secure processing of payments (payment processing
                      concept
                    concept),
              d. a concept for combating and avoiding money laundering (money laundering
                 concept),
              e. a concept for combating manipulations and fraud (fraud combating concept)
              f.    a social concept including measures for ensuring the exclusion of minors and
                                               measures
                    barred players,
              g. an illustration of the profitability taking the levy obligations into account
                 (profitability concept): this includes the business plan, financial data/balance
                 sheets for the last three years, evidence of the credit rating/creditworthiness,
                 payment service contracts, profit and loss account, cash flow statement,
                 sensitivity analysis, core planning assumptions and an overview of the
                 anticipated financing instruments,
              h. an agreement to take over the cost of verifying the security, payment
                                                 the
                 processing, money laundering, fraud combating, social and profitability
                 concepts and, where necessary, other documents provided by experts or
                 auditors, appointed by the responsible authority,
              i.    the applicant’s agreement not to organise or broker unauthorised gambling in
                                    agreement
                    Schleswig-Holstein
                    Schleswig Holstein himself or through affiliated companies and
              j.    a written declaration by the applicant that the documents and data provided are
                    complete.
Evidence and documents from another federal state or from another member state of the
European Union or from another member state of the Agreement on the European Economic
Region have equal status where they show that the requirements stated in sentence 3 have

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been fulfilled. The documents must be presented as officially certified copies and officially
certified German translations at the cost of the applicant.


    2. Furthermore, the application for approval must be accompanied by the applicant’s full
       CV insofar as he or she is a natural person or by any legal representative’s full CV
       insofar as the applicant is a legal entity in private law. The CV to be submitted in
       accordance with sentence 1 must contain the following details:
              a. the full name,
              b. the name at birth,
              c.    the date of birth,
              d. the place and country of birth,
              e. the address of the main place of residence,
              f.    the nationality,
              g. the professional qualification including the examinations passed,
              h. the professional experience gained during the last ten years, which must be
                 listed in chronological order beginning with the current profession occupied,
                  isted
                 whereby in each case:
                           i. the name and headquarters of the company, by which the person is or
                              was employed,
                          ii. the nature and duration of employment including                                secondary
                              employment with the exception of honorary offices,
                                               he
                         iii. this person’s representative powers,
                         iv. his internal decision making competence,
                          v. the business areas for which he is responsible and
                         vi. relevant licences (e.g. bookmaker’s licences).
   Each CV must be signed personally. Personal creditworthiness reports must accompany the
                                               creditworthiness
   CV.


    3. In order to verify the conditions stated in Paragraph 1, sentence 3, the responsible
       authority can request applicants to provide supplements and present additional
       information, evidence and documents in the German language within a set grace
                                                         German
       period. The responsible authority is entitled to make enquiries concerning knowledge
       gained by the security services of the federal government and other countries,
       especially concerning the conditions specified in § 2, Para. 1, no. 1, letter c. Where a
                                                                Para.
       matter relating to events outwith the scope of application of the Gambling Act is of
       significance for verification within the framework of the approval process, the applicant
       must clarify this matter and obtain the necessary evidence. To this effect, he must
                                                              evidence.
       employ all legal and actual instruments available. The applicant cannot claim that he
       cannot clarify matters or obtain evidence, if he would have had the opportunity to obtain
       such evidence or have it obtained as the case may be in structuring his circumstances.
                                                       may
    4. The obligation to give information and make presentations within the framework of the
       approval procedure apply to any change in the essential circumstances, which take
       place after the application has been submitted and must be notified immediately to the
                                                       and
       responsible authority together with planned changes in the participation circumstances
       or other influences before the conclusion of the approval procedure in writing but not in
       electronic form.




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1.4 § 4 Obligations supervisory measures
        Obligations,
   1. With regard to the responsible authority, the revocation of a representation relationship
      in accordance with § 2, Para. 1, no.3, letter b only becomes effective upon the
      appointment of a new person authorised to receive and represent and its notification in
      writing but not in electronic form.
   2. In the case of partnerships, any planned change in the participation structure or other
      influences and in the case of legal entities, only such as affect the controlling
      shareholding and golden shares in the capital stock must be notified in writing to the
      responsible authority. The approval holder and those persons participating directly or
      indirectly in it are obliged to make notification. The changes may only be confirmed by
      the responsible authority as being harmless where an approval could be granted again
                                  as
      based on the changed circumstances. Where a planned change is implemented, which
      cannot be confirmed as harmless in accordance with sentence 3, the approval must be
      revoked in accordance with §4, Para. 7 of the Gambling Act. Notwithstanding the
                                          Para.
      obligation to notify in accordance with sentence 1, the approval holder or holders and its
      direct or indirect participants are each obliged to provide the responsible authority
      immediately after each calendar year with a declaration as to whether and to what
      extent a change in the participation and taxation circumstances has taken place during
      the past calendar year.
   3. Where an approval holder violates an obligation to make notification in accordance with
      Paragraphs 1 and 2, sentence 5 or an obligation in accordance with Sections III and V
               phs
      of the Gambling Act, the responsible authority require him to comply with such
      obligations within an appropriate grace period (reprimand). Reprimands are made
      public.


1.5 § 5 Registration of players
              ration
   1. With the exception of lotteries, players must be registered as customers of a gambling
      provider. Such registration must give information concerning the first name, surname,
      name at birth, date of birth and residence. It is not permitted t register minors as
                                                                        to
      players.
   2. The gambling organisers must verify the accuracy of such registration information
      before they participate in gambling. The gambling organisers must obtain the required
      evidence for the accuracy of the information in accordance with the relevant form of
      public gambling.
   3. By means of identification and authorisation, the gambling organisers must ensure that
      minors are excluded.
   4. For casino gambling and gambling on sporting events, the gambling providers must
      carry out a comparison with the overriding barring system upon registration and before
      each participation in gambling. Players who are barred there may not participate in
      casino or sporting gambling. A player’s account may not be opened. Upon barring in the
      overriding barring system, players’ accounts already opened must be treated in the
                          system,
      same way as an irrevocable barring of the gambling provider. § 8, Para. 3, sentences 6
      and 7 apply accordingly.
   5. The gambling providers must archive the personal data of registered players for fi
                                                                                      five
      years after the termination of the customer relationship. Subsequently, the gambling
      providers must delete the data.




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1.6 § 6 Players’ accounts and payments
   1. The gambling providers must open players’ accounts for registered players. A player
      may only have one account with each gambling provider.
   2. The gambling providers must provide players with the opportunity for direct access to
      information concerning the balance of their account, their gambling history, (incl. bets
      placed, wins and losses), deposits and withdrawals and other related transactions.
                                                 withdrawals
      Upon identification and authorisation, players must be provided with the information in
      accordance with sentence 1 for the previous 30 day period in each case. Players may
      only participate in gambling subsequent to their explicit declaration, that they have
                                                     their
      taken note of the information.
   3. Upon the player’s request, the gambling providers must provide account statements for
      all transactions in the player’s account during the past twelve months.
   4. Only a provisional player’s account may be opened for the player until the gambling
                          player’s
      providers have verified the information stated in § 5.
   5. Where a player has given incomplete or false information in connection with his
      registration or if he does not present the required evidence f the accuracy and
                                                                    for
      completeness of such information upon request, the gambling providers must close the
      provisional player’s account.
   6. Funds may not be transferred from a provisional player’s account to his bank account. A
      provisional player’s account may not be opened for a player, who is registered as
      barred in the overriding barring system.
   7. Deposits to or withdrawals from a player’s account may only be transacted via an
      account maintained by a bank in the sense of § 1 Kreditwesengesetzes (KWG)
      (German Banking Act) in its notified version dated 9th. September 1998 (BGBl. I S.
                   nking
      2776) recently amended by Article 2 of the Act dated 22nd December 2011 (BGBl. I S.
      3044) or in accordance with Guideline 2007/64/EC of the European Parliament and the
      Council dated 13th November 2007 concerning payment services in the domestic
                      13th
      market, for amending the Guidelines, 97/7/EC, 2002/65/EC, 2005/60/EC and
      2006/48/EC and in order to revoke the Guideline 97/5/EC (ABl. EU (EU Official Journal)
      no. L 319 p. 1, report 2009 no. L 187 p. 5). The registered player must be the account
      holder. Deposits to or withdrawals in cash are not possible in distance selling. Transfers
      of money, game points or similar between players’ accounts are not permitted. The
      prohibition on providing credi must be observed.
                               credit
   8. The amount paid in by the player must be credited to the player’s account immediately
      after the receipt of payment by the gambling providers. Wins must be credited
      immediately to the player’s account.


1.7 § 7 Security of the players’ accoun
                                 accounts
   1. Funds which players have in their players’ accounts are entrusted funds, which must be
      available in a settlement free bank account, must be separate from the gambling
                     settlement-free
      providers’ own funds and must be exclusively at the disposal of the gambling providers
                                                                                    providers.
      The funds in the payment account can only be paid out to the players and therefore
      may not be used settle claims on the gambling providers. The funds must be secured in
      case of the insolvency etc. of the respective gambling provider or the banks holding the
      player’s funds. The gambling provider must have this confirmed by an authorised
      independent legal or taxation consultant for presentation to the responsible authority.
   2. The funds in the settlement free bank account must always correspond to the funds in
                       settlement-free
      the player’s accounts.




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1.8 § 8 Limits and barring by the gambling providers
   1. The gambling providers must provide players with a facility to set daily, weekly and
      monthly deposit limits. An application from a player to set a deposit limit enters into
      force immediately upon receipt. The gambling providers shall confirm the receipt of the
                  diately
      application. An application to increase a set deposit limit may enter into force forty eight
      hours after its receipt at the earliest. An application to reduce a set deposit limit enters
      into force immediately. A renewed application to increase such deposit limit after an
      application to reduce it has been effected cannot be submitted until a period of one
      month has passed.
   2. The gambling providers must provide players with a facility to stipulate that wins above
      a certain amount are automatically transferred to the player’s account.
   3. The gambling providers must provide players with a facility by which the players can
      apply for a short term gambling break, a temporary bar or an irrevocable bar for the
      gambling provider’s games. This facility must be available to players for direct selection
      from any game function. A player’s application for barring must be carried out
      immediately upon application. A short term gambling break (coo (cool-off time) lasts at least
      twenty four hours and a temporary bar lasts at least one month. Temporary barrings
      and short term gambling breaks result in the deactivation of a player’s account during
      this period. The irrevocable barring of a player results in the gambling providers having
      to close the player’s account. The player cannot be re registered until at least one year
                                                            re-registered
      has passed since the closing of the player’s account.
   4. Where a player has applied to be barred from participating in gambling providers’
      games himself, they must inform him about the opportunities for counselling and the
      treatment of gambling addiction in a counselling centre near to the player’s place of
      residence. This facility must be available to players for direct selection from any g
                                                                                          game
      function. The gambling providers may not send any advertisements to the player during
      the period of barring.
   5. The gambling providers of casino games and sports betting must provide players with a
      facility allowing them to be registered in the overriding barring file. This facility must be
      available to players for direct selection from any game function.
   6. By the fifteenth of the month following the respective quarter at the latest, the gambling
      providers shall notify the responsible authority of the number of players, who have
      applied to the respective gambling providers for a temporary gambling break, a
      temporary bar or an irrevocable bar for their games during the past quarter. By the
      fifteenth of the month following upon the respective quarter at the lat
                                                                            latest, the gambling
      organisers shall notify the responsible authority of the number of players, who have
      applied for registration in the overriding barring file or who have been barred by third
      party gambling providers. Upon the registration of a player in the overriding barring file,
                                                                      the
      the respective player’s account must be closed immediately. Paragraphs 3, sentence 7
      and 4, sentence 3 apply accordingly.


1.9 § 9 Bonus
   1. Bonus offers or other benefits in the form of loyalty programs or similar are possible in
      exceptional cases. Such bonuses must not relate only to money, game points or similar
             ional
      in the players’ accounts maintained. Bonus offers from the gambling organisers must
      explain all provisions and conditions in a clear and unambiguous manner in direct
      connection with the offer.
   2. Bonus offers must be made in the same manner to all players of the respective
      gambling provider. They may not contain any conditions which only apply for a period of
      less than 60 days. A bonus offer must not invite players in a targeted ma   manner to



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        increase their gaming activities or regain their losses. Payment of a bonus to players
        must be made immediately upon its conditions having been fulfilled.


1.10 § 10 Barrings and closing of players’ accounts
   1. Where a player’s account is closed, the gambling providers must transfer the credit
                                                gambling
      balance in the player’s account immediately, but at the latest within five working days, to
      the player’s bank account. Fees may not be charged for such closing and payout.
   2. Upon closing a provisional player’s account, only the funds remaining in the player’s
                                                    only
      account may be transferred to the player’s bank account.
   3. The gambling providers can block a player’s account, if it is suspected that the player
      has won illegally or violated legal provisions, e.g. in the area of mon laundering, these
                                                                          money
      present regulations or the provisions governing the player’s account. The player must
      be informed of the reasons for the blocking immediately. The gambling providers must
      make a decision on the matter within a reasonable period. The pl     player cannot close his
      player’s account during the blocking period.




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                            (Glücks-spielgenehmigungsverordnung – GGVO) (Gambling Approval Regulations)



2. SECTION II


2.1 § 11 Reliability, solvency and expertise of commercial gambling brokers
   1. Brokers of public gambling must provide evidence that they are reliable and solvent in
      the sense of these regulations and that they have the necessary expertise. §§ 2 and 3
      apply accordingly.
   2. The brokering of public gambling is dependent on the responsible authority having
      granted approval for the organisation of such gambling.


2.2 § 12 Commercial brokering of gam
                                 gambling
   1. Regardless of their sales channels, brokers must pass on at lest two thirds of the
      amounts collected from players for their participation in gambling to the organiser. This
      must be confirmed by an appointed authorised independent legal or taxation co    consultant
      for presentation to the responsible authority. Before concluding a contract, brokers must
      advise the players clearly and understandably in writing of the amount to be passed on
      to the organiser in return for their participation in gambling and imm
                                                                         immediately inform them
      of the name of the organiser. The prohibition on providing credit must be observed.
   2. Upon contract conclusion, players must be provided with the right to examine the
      gambling receipts, which have been brokered on their behalf. Where a p   player’s win is
      not claimed from the trustee within a grace period of three months, the amount won
      must be passed on to the organiser within a further grace period of one month.
   3. Brokers are obliged to ensure that upon contract conclusion a trustee entitled to occupy
      an authorised legal or tax consultancy profession is appointed to take custody of the
      gambling receipts and to claim winnings from the organiser.
   4. Winning numbers can be requested from the broker and the trustee.
   5. A gambling order may only relate to one organiser. The gambling orders must be
                                           to
      delivered directly to the organiser.


2.3 § 13 Player protection
   1. Brokers must ensure that minors do not participate in gambling. § 5, Para. 2 must be
      applied.
   2. In brokering casino games and sporting gambling, the brokers must identify players in a
      binding manner before each participation and carry out a comparison with the overriding
      barring system. Barred players are not permitted to take part in casino games and
      sporting gambling.
   3. Tickets and gambling receipts must provide information concerning the dangers of
      addiction emanating from the respective gambling form and information on opportunities
      for help. At the request of players, brokers must provide information about opportunities
      for counselling and the treatment of gambling addiction in a counselling centre near to
                               treatment
      the player’s place of residence.
   4. Business relationships with the players must be organised in such a way that all wins
      are paid out without delay. This also applies to non monetary wins and roundi
                                                         non-monetary             rounding
      differences in payments to gaming syndicates. Payouts can only be made to an account
      maintained with a bank in the sense of § 1 KWG (German Banking Act) or in
      accordance with Guideline 2007/64/EC of the European Parliament and the Council


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                            (Glücks-spielgenehmigungsverordnung – GGVO) (Gambling Approval Regulations)


        dated 13th November 2007 concerning payment services in the domestic market, for
                    November
        amending the guidelines 97/7/EC, 2002/65/EC, 2005/60/EC and 2006/48/EC and to
        revoke the Guideline 97/5/EC. The player must be the account holder. Cash payouts
        are not possible.
   5. Advertising by means of free gambling is only permitted where it is clearly stated at the
      same time that such participation does not depend on placing an order for the brokering
      of gambling.


2.4 § 14 Obligation to provide information
   1. In addition to the documents in accordance with §2, Paras. 1 and 2 and § 3, Paras. 1
                                      accordance
      and 2, brokers shall present the responsible authority with their Allgemeine
      Geschäftsbedingungen (AGB) (General Terms of Business (GTB)), the sample
      gambling contracts and the sales concept. Amendments to th GTB, the gambling
                                                                      the
      contracts and the sales concept must be notified before their implementation.
   2. Within six months of the end of each financial year, a report compiled by independent
      auditors concerning the proper transfer of at least two thirds of the tototal amounts
      collected from players to the organiser must be presented to the responsible authority.
      This report must include the treatment of non monetary wins, wins not collected or
                                                  non-monetary
      which cannot be delivered and rounding differences resulting from payment to
                                                                               payments
      participants in gaming syndicates. It must furthermore deal with the proper transfer to
      the organiser of wins not claimed.
   3. At the request of the responsible authority, in individual cases and in response to
      complaints from players, the brokers must provide information concerning their activities
                                                provide
      and present the necessary additional documents. The cost for preparing and presenting
      such documents and reports shall be borne by the brokers.
   4. Where brokers violate an obligation imposed by these regulations o where they violate
                                                                       or
      provisions of the Gambling Act, the responsible authority can request them to comply
      with the obligations and provisions within an appropriate grace period (reprimand).
      Reprimands will be made public.




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3. SECTION III


3.1 § 15 Entry into force and validity period of these regulations
These regulations enter into force on the day following their notification.
They expire five years after their entry into force.
The above regulations are herby issued and are to be notified.
                                                                                                          Kiel,          2012
                                                                                                                  Klaus Schlie
                                                                                                 Minister of the Interior




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Draft schleswig holstein state regulations governing the approval of gambling_v1 0_23 01 2012_courtesy of dictao & gli

  • 1. Th is trans lation is provi ded to you as a courtes y by Dictao and G LI. State regulations governing the approval of gambling (Glücks-spielgenehmigungsverordnung – GGVO) spielgenehmigungsverordnung (Gambling Approval Regulations) Ref. : Dictao_GLI_State regulations governing the approval of gambling_ ictao_GLI_State gambling_Draft_v1.0 Version 1.0 of 23/01/2012 This translation is provided to you as a courtesy by and
  • 2. State regulations governing the approval of gambling (Glücks-spielgenehmigungsverordnung – GGVO) (Gambling Approval Regulations) Dictao_GLI_State regulations governing the approval of ictao_GLI_State Reference : gambling_v1.0 Version : 1.0 Date of latest update : 23/01/2012 Confidentiality : RESTRICTED DISTRIBUTION Ref. : dictao_GLI_State regulations governing the approval of gambling_v1.0 version 1.0 of 23/01/2012 2/15 Communication, reproduction and use forbidden without prior written permission from Dictao_GLI
  • 3. State regulations governing the approval of gambling (Glücks-spielgenehmigungsverordnung – GGVO) (Gambling Approval Regulations) CONTENTS CONTENTS ................................ ................................................................................................................................ ..................................................... 3 1. SECTION I ................................ ................................................................................................................................ ............................................ 5 1.1 § 1 Approval for organisation and sales in accordance with the Gambling Act .................................. 5 1.2 § 2 Granting of approval approval................................................................................................ ..................................................... 5 1.3 § 3 Procedure ................................ ................................................................................................ .................................................................... 7 1.4 § 4 Obligations, supervisory measures ................................................................ .............................................................. 9 1.5 § 5 Registration of players ................................................................................................ ................................................. 9 1.6 § 6 Players’ accounts and payments ................................................................ ............................................................... 10 1.7 § 7 Security of the players’ accounts ................................................................ ............................................................... 10 1.8 § 8 Limits and barring by the gambling providers................................................................ ............................................. 11 1.9 § 9 Bonus ................................ ................................................................................................................................ ......................................... 11 1.10 § 10 Barrings and closing of players’ accounts................................................................ ............................................ 12 2. SECTION II ................................ ................................................................................................................................ ......................................... 13 2.1 § 11 Reliability, solvency and expertise of commercial gambling brokers........................................ 13 brokers................................ 2.2 § 12 Commercial brokering of gambling ................................................................ .......................................................... 13 2.3 § 13 Player protection ................................................................................................ ...................................................... 13 2.4 § 14 Obligation to provide information ................................................................ ............................................................. 14 3. SECTION III ................................ ................................................................................................................................ ........................................ 15 3.1 § 15 Entry into force and validity period of these regulations ................................ ........................................................... 15 Ref. : dictao_GLI_State regulations governing the approval of gambling_v1.0 version 1.0 of 23/01/2012 3/15 Communication, reproduction and use forbidden without prior written permission from Dictao_GLI
  • 4. State regulations governing the approval of gambling (Glücks-spielgenehmigungsverordnung – GGVO) (Gambling Approval Regulations) Based on § 4, Para. 8, no.1 and § 5, Para. 3 in combination with § 4, Para. 1 of the Gambling Act dated 20th October 2011(GVOBl. (Law and Ordinance Gazette) Schl. Schl.-H. S. 280), the Ministry of the Interior issues the following decree: Ref. : dictao_GLI_State regulations governing the approval of gambling_v1.0 version 1.0 of 23/01/2012 4/15 Communication, reproduction and use forbidden without prior written permission from Dictao_GLI
  • 5. State regulations governing the approval of gambling (Glücks-spielgenehmigungsverordnung – GGVO) (Gambling Approval Regulations) 1. SECTION I 1.1 § 1 Approval for organisation and sales in accordance with the Gambling Act 1. The organisation of public gambling within the scope of application of these regulations requires the approval of the responsible authority. Furthermore, sales for frequently held approval lotteries in accordance with § 6, Para. 1, no.1 of the Gambling Act, for betting and online casino gaming require the responsible authority’s approval in accordance with the provisions of the Gambling Act and these regulations. The rules in Section II of ns these regulations apply to the brokering of gambling. 2. An approval in the sense of Paragraph 1 may only be issued or prolonged if the applicant has been proven to be reliable and solvent in terms of these regulations and solvent has the required expertise at the time of submitting his application. The approval for the organisation and sales of gambling in accordance with §§ 4 and 5 of the Gambling Act must be rejected where the organisation or the sales of gambling is contrary to the aims of § 1 of the Gambling Act or where the applicant is unreliable. 3. In accordance with § 4, Para. 1, sentence 2 of the Gambling Act, agreement must be reached with the specialist advisory council before approval to organise betting on the results or progress of sporting competitions is granted. Should the specialist advisory council not have been convened at the time of making a decision regarding the application, the specialist advisory council must be involved retrospectively after it has been convened. Approvals are dependent upon the specialist advisory council giving its agreement and are only of a provisional nature until such time. 1.2 § 2 Granting of approval 1. Approval may only be granted where a. (Extended relia reliability) i. the ownership and participation circumstances of the organisers and the sellers have been fully disclosed and for partnership companies, the identity and addresses of all partners, shareholders and other capital investors, for legal entities in private law, of those who hold a vate controlling shareholding and for legal entities in private law, of those who hold a controlling shareholding and golden shares in the capital stock or have a controlling shareholding and golden shares in the voting rights and generally, all trustee relationships must be disclosed. ii. the organisers and the sellers and the appointed responsible persons, who possess the reliability and expertise required to organise public gambling and provide the guarantee for the gambling particip participants and the responsible authority that the event is carried out properly and transparently for the participants and the responsible authority and for legal entities and partnerships, all persons authorised to represent them must be fulfill the requirements of reliability and expertise and s iii. the lawful origin of the funds required for the organisation of public gambling is disclosed, Ref. : dictao_GLI_State regulations governing the approval of gambling_v1.0 version 1.0 of 23/01/2012 5/15 Communication, reproduction and use forbidden without prior written permission from Dictao_GLI
  • 6. State regulations governing the approval of gambling (Glücks-spielgenehmigungsverordnung – GGVO) (Gambling Approval Regulations) b. (Solvency) i. the organiser and the seller possess sufficient own funds for long term business activity, a suitable organisational structure and at the same time offer a guarantee for faultless business conduct. A confirmation from an independent auditor, that initial capital has been paid up, is free of rights of third parties and can be freely disposed over by the persons authorised to represent must be presented as evidence of sufficient d funds for the business activity applied for, ii. the profitability of the intended gambling activity has been presented taking the information into account and, iii. security payments have been made, c. (Transparency and security of gambling) parency i. the transparency of the operation is assured and it is guaranteed that a supervision of the sales network is possible at any time and cannot be prevented by third parties or participants in the operation, ii. the organiser and the sellers, insofar as they do not have their headquarters within the area of application of these regulations, advise the responsible authority of the names persons authorised to receive and represent them who have their domicile within the scope of application of these regulations and who possess the reliability in the lication sense of Number 1 letter b, iii. the organisers and the sellers of all gambling and payment transactions set up their own accounting systems, iv. for protection against manipulations and reduction in levies, the reductions organisers and the sellers structure and organise the operational processes in such a way that the complete accounting system and the recording of business transactions in the sense of §46 of the Gambling Act is assured and that the operational process is organised in such a ional way that all conclusions of gambling contracts, games, payment transactions (betting and payouts) and their recording each constitute a complete unit and the responsible authority is provided with the opportunity for scrutiny and control at all times and rutiny v. compliance with the organisational obligations in accordance with generally recognised national and international standards is assured. 2. Evidence of reliability in the sense of Paragraph 1, 1 can be provided by means of a police conduct report in accordance with § 30 Para. 5 of the German Federal Register Act in the notified version dated 21st September 1984 (BGBl (German Federal Law Gazette) I.S. 1229, report 1985 p 195), recently amended by Article 1 of the law dated 15th December 2011 (BGBl. I.S. 2714) or a comparable document from the applicant’s h headquarter state (e.g. criminal record), which is not older than three months on the date of application. In addition, an excerpt from the German Central Commercial Register or a comparable document from the state in which the applicant has his r headquarters and which is not older than three months must be provided. Anyone who has been legally convicted of a crime, theft, embezzlement, blackmail, dealing in stolen goods, fraud, breach of trust, unauthorised organisation of gambling activities, participating in unauthorised gambling activities or of an offence in accordance with § 12 of the German Youth Protection Act dated 23rd July 2002 (BGBl. I S. 2730) recently amended by Article 3 of the Act dated 31st October 2008 (BGBl. I S. 2149) or Article comparable offences - even outwith the Federal Republic of Germany` does not Germany`- possess the required reliability. Persons against whom proceedings are being brought for insolvency, for the provision of a sworn declaration, for gross negligence in reducing provision taxes or for tax evasion or against whom similar proceedings are being brought or have been brought within the last three years - even outwith the Federal Republic of Ref. : dictao_GLI_State regulations governing the approval of gambling_v1.0 version 1.0 of 23/01/2012 6/15 Communication, reproduction and use forbidden without prior written permission from Dictao_GLI
  • 7. State regulations governing the approval of gambling (Glücks-spielgenehmigungsverordnung – GGVO) (Gambling Approval Regulations) Germany - do not posses the required reliability. This shall apply equally in the case of required all companies ever managed by the applicant. Where the applicant is a legal entity or a partnership, the evidence according to Paragraph 1, no.1 must be provided with respect to the person entitl to represent. entitled 1.3 § 3 Procedure 1. The application must be made in writing. An electronic form is excluded. It must contain all data, information, evidence and documents in the German language, which are required for verification in accordance with § 2. The evidence must be provided by evidence presenting suitable illustrations, concepts and certificates. Without such documents, the responsible authority is not obliged to conduct its own investigations. In particular, the documents to be presented include: a. an illustration of the applicant’s direct and indirect participations and his capital illustration and voting right circumstances and his affiliated companies in the sense of the German Stock Corporation Act and information concerning relatives in the sense of §15 of the German tax code in its notified version dated 1st October 2002 (BGBl. I S. 3866, report 2003 p. 61) recently amended by Article 5 of the law dated 22nd December 2011 (BGBl. I S. 3044) amongst the participants. The same applies to representatives of the person or par partnership and to members of an organ of a legal entity. In addition, the applicant’s Articles of Association and his legal statutory specifications as well as such agreements as exist between the applicant and the direct or indirect participants and which relate to the organisation of gambling must be presented, elate b. an illustration of the measures for ensuring public safety and other public matters taking particular account of IT and data security in addition to required certifications (security concept), c. a concept for the secure processing of payments (payment processing concept concept), d. a concept for combating and avoiding money laundering (money laundering concept), e. a concept for combating manipulations and fraud (fraud combating concept) f. a social concept including measures for ensuring the exclusion of minors and measures barred players, g. an illustration of the profitability taking the levy obligations into account (profitability concept): this includes the business plan, financial data/balance sheets for the last three years, evidence of the credit rating/creditworthiness, payment service contracts, profit and loss account, cash flow statement, sensitivity analysis, core planning assumptions and an overview of the anticipated financing instruments, h. an agreement to take over the cost of verifying the security, payment the processing, money laundering, fraud combating, social and profitability concepts and, where necessary, other documents provided by experts or auditors, appointed by the responsible authority, i. the applicant’s agreement not to organise or broker unauthorised gambling in agreement Schleswig-Holstein Schleswig Holstein himself or through affiliated companies and j. a written declaration by the applicant that the documents and data provided are complete. Evidence and documents from another federal state or from another member state of the European Union or from another member state of the Agreement on the European Economic Region have equal status where they show that the requirements stated in sentence 3 have Ref. : dictao_GLI_State regulations governing the approval of gambling_v1.0 version 1.0 of 23/01/2012 7/15 Communication, reproduction and use forbidden without prior written permission from Dictao_GLI
  • 8. State regulations governing the approval of gambling (Glücks-spielgenehmigungsverordnung – GGVO) (Gambling Approval Regulations) been fulfilled. The documents must be presented as officially certified copies and officially certified German translations at the cost of the applicant. 2. Furthermore, the application for approval must be accompanied by the applicant’s full CV insofar as he or she is a natural person or by any legal representative’s full CV insofar as the applicant is a legal entity in private law. The CV to be submitted in accordance with sentence 1 must contain the following details: a. the full name, b. the name at birth, c. the date of birth, d. the place and country of birth, e. the address of the main place of residence, f. the nationality, g. the professional qualification including the examinations passed, h. the professional experience gained during the last ten years, which must be listed in chronological order beginning with the current profession occupied, isted whereby in each case: i. the name and headquarters of the company, by which the person is or was employed, ii. the nature and duration of employment including secondary employment with the exception of honorary offices, he iii. this person’s representative powers, iv. his internal decision making competence, v. the business areas for which he is responsible and vi. relevant licences (e.g. bookmaker’s licences). Each CV must be signed personally. Personal creditworthiness reports must accompany the creditworthiness CV. 3. In order to verify the conditions stated in Paragraph 1, sentence 3, the responsible authority can request applicants to provide supplements and present additional information, evidence and documents in the German language within a set grace German period. The responsible authority is entitled to make enquiries concerning knowledge gained by the security services of the federal government and other countries, especially concerning the conditions specified in § 2, Para. 1, no. 1, letter c. Where a Para. matter relating to events outwith the scope of application of the Gambling Act is of significance for verification within the framework of the approval process, the applicant must clarify this matter and obtain the necessary evidence. To this effect, he must evidence. employ all legal and actual instruments available. The applicant cannot claim that he cannot clarify matters or obtain evidence, if he would have had the opportunity to obtain such evidence or have it obtained as the case may be in structuring his circumstances. may 4. The obligation to give information and make presentations within the framework of the approval procedure apply to any change in the essential circumstances, which take place after the application has been submitted and must be notified immediately to the and responsible authority together with planned changes in the participation circumstances or other influences before the conclusion of the approval procedure in writing but not in electronic form. Ref. : dictao_GLI_State regulations governing the approval of gambling_v1.0 version 1.0 of 23/01/2012 8/15 Communication, reproduction and use forbidden without prior written permission from Dictao_GLI
  • 9. State regulations governing the approval of gambling (Glücks-spielgenehmigungsverordnung – GGVO) (Gambling Approval Regulations) 1.4 § 4 Obligations supervisory measures Obligations, 1. With regard to the responsible authority, the revocation of a representation relationship in accordance with § 2, Para. 1, no.3, letter b only becomes effective upon the appointment of a new person authorised to receive and represent and its notification in writing but not in electronic form. 2. In the case of partnerships, any planned change in the participation structure or other influences and in the case of legal entities, only such as affect the controlling shareholding and golden shares in the capital stock must be notified in writing to the responsible authority. The approval holder and those persons participating directly or indirectly in it are obliged to make notification. The changes may only be confirmed by the responsible authority as being harmless where an approval could be granted again as based on the changed circumstances. Where a planned change is implemented, which cannot be confirmed as harmless in accordance with sentence 3, the approval must be revoked in accordance with §4, Para. 7 of the Gambling Act. Notwithstanding the Para. obligation to notify in accordance with sentence 1, the approval holder or holders and its direct or indirect participants are each obliged to provide the responsible authority immediately after each calendar year with a declaration as to whether and to what extent a change in the participation and taxation circumstances has taken place during the past calendar year. 3. Where an approval holder violates an obligation to make notification in accordance with Paragraphs 1 and 2, sentence 5 or an obligation in accordance with Sections III and V phs of the Gambling Act, the responsible authority require him to comply with such obligations within an appropriate grace period (reprimand). Reprimands are made public. 1.5 § 5 Registration of players ration 1. With the exception of lotteries, players must be registered as customers of a gambling provider. Such registration must give information concerning the first name, surname, name at birth, date of birth and residence. It is not permitted t register minors as to players. 2. The gambling organisers must verify the accuracy of such registration information before they participate in gambling. The gambling organisers must obtain the required evidence for the accuracy of the information in accordance with the relevant form of public gambling. 3. By means of identification and authorisation, the gambling organisers must ensure that minors are excluded. 4. For casino gambling and gambling on sporting events, the gambling providers must carry out a comparison with the overriding barring system upon registration and before each participation in gambling. Players who are barred there may not participate in casino or sporting gambling. A player’s account may not be opened. Upon barring in the overriding barring system, players’ accounts already opened must be treated in the system, same way as an irrevocable barring of the gambling provider. § 8, Para. 3, sentences 6 and 7 apply accordingly. 5. The gambling providers must archive the personal data of registered players for fi five years after the termination of the customer relationship. Subsequently, the gambling providers must delete the data. Ref. : dictao_GLI_State regulations governing the approval of gambling_v1.0 version 1.0 of 23/01/2012 9/15 Communication, reproduction and use forbidden without prior written permission from Dictao_GLI
  • 10. State regulations governing the approval of gambling (Glücks-spielgenehmigungsverordnung – GGVO) (Gambling Approval Regulations) 1.6 § 6 Players’ accounts and payments 1. The gambling providers must open players’ accounts for registered players. A player may only have one account with each gambling provider. 2. The gambling providers must provide players with the opportunity for direct access to information concerning the balance of their account, their gambling history, (incl. bets placed, wins and losses), deposits and withdrawals and other related transactions. withdrawals Upon identification and authorisation, players must be provided with the information in accordance with sentence 1 for the previous 30 day period in each case. Players may only participate in gambling subsequent to their explicit declaration, that they have their taken note of the information. 3. Upon the player’s request, the gambling providers must provide account statements for all transactions in the player’s account during the past twelve months. 4. Only a provisional player’s account may be opened for the player until the gambling player’s providers have verified the information stated in § 5. 5. Where a player has given incomplete or false information in connection with his registration or if he does not present the required evidence f the accuracy and for completeness of such information upon request, the gambling providers must close the provisional player’s account. 6. Funds may not be transferred from a provisional player’s account to his bank account. A provisional player’s account may not be opened for a player, who is registered as barred in the overriding barring system. 7. Deposits to or withdrawals from a player’s account may only be transacted via an account maintained by a bank in the sense of § 1 Kreditwesengesetzes (KWG) (German Banking Act) in its notified version dated 9th. September 1998 (BGBl. I S. nking 2776) recently amended by Article 2 of the Act dated 22nd December 2011 (BGBl. I S. 3044) or in accordance with Guideline 2007/64/EC of the European Parliament and the Council dated 13th November 2007 concerning payment services in the domestic 13th market, for amending the Guidelines, 97/7/EC, 2002/65/EC, 2005/60/EC and 2006/48/EC and in order to revoke the Guideline 97/5/EC (ABl. EU (EU Official Journal) no. L 319 p. 1, report 2009 no. L 187 p. 5). The registered player must be the account holder. Deposits to or withdrawals in cash are not possible in distance selling. Transfers of money, game points or similar between players’ accounts are not permitted. The prohibition on providing credi must be observed. credit 8. The amount paid in by the player must be credited to the player’s account immediately after the receipt of payment by the gambling providers. Wins must be credited immediately to the player’s account. 1.7 § 7 Security of the players’ accoun accounts 1. Funds which players have in their players’ accounts are entrusted funds, which must be available in a settlement free bank account, must be separate from the gambling settlement-free providers’ own funds and must be exclusively at the disposal of the gambling providers providers. The funds in the payment account can only be paid out to the players and therefore may not be used settle claims on the gambling providers. The funds must be secured in case of the insolvency etc. of the respective gambling provider or the banks holding the player’s funds. The gambling provider must have this confirmed by an authorised independent legal or taxation consultant for presentation to the responsible authority. 2. The funds in the settlement free bank account must always correspond to the funds in settlement-free the player’s accounts. Ref. : dictao_GLI_State regulations governing the approval of gambling_v1.0 version 1.0 of 23/01/2012 10/15 Communication, reproduction and use forbidden without prior written permission from Dictao_GLI
  • 11. State regulations governing the approval of gambling (Glücks-spielgenehmigungsverordnung – GGVO) (Gambling Approval Regulations) 1.8 § 8 Limits and barring by the gambling providers 1. The gambling providers must provide players with a facility to set daily, weekly and monthly deposit limits. An application from a player to set a deposit limit enters into force immediately upon receipt. The gambling providers shall confirm the receipt of the diately application. An application to increase a set deposit limit may enter into force forty eight hours after its receipt at the earliest. An application to reduce a set deposit limit enters into force immediately. A renewed application to increase such deposit limit after an application to reduce it has been effected cannot be submitted until a period of one month has passed. 2. The gambling providers must provide players with a facility to stipulate that wins above a certain amount are automatically transferred to the player’s account. 3. The gambling providers must provide players with a facility by which the players can apply for a short term gambling break, a temporary bar or an irrevocable bar for the gambling provider’s games. This facility must be available to players for direct selection from any game function. A player’s application for barring must be carried out immediately upon application. A short term gambling break (coo (cool-off time) lasts at least twenty four hours and a temporary bar lasts at least one month. Temporary barrings and short term gambling breaks result in the deactivation of a player’s account during this period. The irrevocable barring of a player results in the gambling providers having to close the player’s account. The player cannot be re registered until at least one year re-registered has passed since the closing of the player’s account. 4. Where a player has applied to be barred from participating in gambling providers’ games himself, they must inform him about the opportunities for counselling and the treatment of gambling addiction in a counselling centre near to the player’s place of residence. This facility must be available to players for direct selection from any g game function. The gambling providers may not send any advertisements to the player during the period of barring. 5. The gambling providers of casino games and sports betting must provide players with a facility allowing them to be registered in the overriding barring file. This facility must be available to players for direct selection from any game function. 6. By the fifteenth of the month following the respective quarter at the latest, the gambling providers shall notify the responsible authority of the number of players, who have applied to the respective gambling providers for a temporary gambling break, a temporary bar or an irrevocable bar for their games during the past quarter. By the fifteenth of the month following upon the respective quarter at the lat latest, the gambling organisers shall notify the responsible authority of the number of players, who have applied for registration in the overriding barring file or who have been barred by third party gambling providers. Upon the registration of a player in the overriding barring file, the the respective player’s account must be closed immediately. Paragraphs 3, sentence 7 and 4, sentence 3 apply accordingly. 1.9 § 9 Bonus 1. Bonus offers or other benefits in the form of loyalty programs or similar are possible in exceptional cases. Such bonuses must not relate only to money, game points or similar ional in the players’ accounts maintained. Bonus offers from the gambling organisers must explain all provisions and conditions in a clear and unambiguous manner in direct connection with the offer. 2. Bonus offers must be made in the same manner to all players of the respective gambling provider. They may not contain any conditions which only apply for a period of less than 60 days. A bonus offer must not invite players in a targeted ma manner to Ref. : dictao_GLI_State regulations governing the approval of gambling_v1.0 version 1.0 of 23/01/2012 11/15 Communication, reproduction and use forbidden without prior written permission from Dictao_GLI
  • 12. State regulations governing the approval of gambling (Glücks-spielgenehmigungsverordnung – GGVO) (Gambling Approval Regulations) increase their gaming activities or regain their losses. Payment of a bonus to players must be made immediately upon its conditions having been fulfilled. 1.10 § 10 Barrings and closing of players’ accounts 1. Where a player’s account is closed, the gambling providers must transfer the credit gambling balance in the player’s account immediately, but at the latest within five working days, to the player’s bank account. Fees may not be charged for such closing and payout. 2. Upon closing a provisional player’s account, only the funds remaining in the player’s only account may be transferred to the player’s bank account. 3. The gambling providers can block a player’s account, if it is suspected that the player has won illegally or violated legal provisions, e.g. in the area of mon laundering, these money present regulations or the provisions governing the player’s account. The player must be informed of the reasons for the blocking immediately. The gambling providers must make a decision on the matter within a reasonable period. The pl player cannot close his player’s account during the blocking period. Ref. : dictao_GLI_State regulations governing the approval of gambling_v1.0 version 1.0 of 23/01/2012 12/15 Communication, reproduction and use forbidden without prior written permission from Dictao_GLI
  • 13. State regulations governing the approval of gambling (Glücks-spielgenehmigungsverordnung – GGVO) (Gambling Approval Regulations) 2. SECTION II 2.1 § 11 Reliability, solvency and expertise of commercial gambling brokers 1. Brokers of public gambling must provide evidence that they are reliable and solvent in the sense of these regulations and that they have the necessary expertise. §§ 2 and 3 apply accordingly. 2. The brokering of public gambling is dependent on the responsible authority having granted approval for the organisation of such gambling. 2.2 § 12 Commercial brokering of gam gambling 1. Regardless of their sales channels, brokers must pass on at lest two thirds of the amounts collected from players for their participation in gambling to the organiser. This must be confirmed by an appointed authorised independent legal or taxation co consultant for presentation to the responsible authority. Before concluding a contract, brokers must advise the players clearly and understandably in writing of the amount to be passed on to the organiser in return for their participation in gambling and imm immediately inform them of the name of the organiser. The prohibition on providing credit must be observed. 2. Upon contract conclusion, players must be provided with the right to examine the gambling receipts, which have been brokered on their behalf. Where a p player’s win is not claimed from the trustee within a grace period of three months, the amount won must be passed on to the organiser within a further grace period of one month. 3. Brokers are obliged to ensure that upon contract conclusion a trustee entitled to occupy an authorised legal or tax consultancy profession is appointed to take custody of the gambling receipts and to claim winnings from the organiser. 4. Winning numbers can be requested from the broker and the trustee. 5. A gambling order may only relate to one organiser. The gambling orders must be to delivered directly to the organiser. 2.3 § 13 Player protection 1. Brokers must ensure that minors do not participate in gambling. § 5, Para. 2 must be applied. 2. In brokering casino games and sporting gambling, the brokers must identify players in a binding manner before each participation and carry out a comparison with the overriding barring system. Barred players are not permitted to take part in casino games and sporting gambling. 3. Tickets and gambling receipts must provide information concerning the dangers of addiction emanating from the respective gambling form and information on opportunities for help. At the request of players, brokers must provide information about opportunities for counselling and the treatment of gambling addiction in a counselling centre near to treatment the player’s place of residence. 4. Business relationships with the players must be organised in such a way that all wins are paid out without delay. This also applies to non monetary wins and roundi non-monetary rounding differences in payments to gaming syndicates. Payouts can only be made to an account maintained with a bank in the sense of § 1 KWG (German Banking Act) or in accordance with Guideline 2007/64/EC of the European Parliament and the Council Ref. : dictao_GLI_State regulations governing the approval of gambling_v1.0 version 1.0 of 23/01/2012 13/15 Communication, reproduction and use forbidden without prior written permission from Dictao_GLI
  • 14. State regulations governing the approval of gambling (Glücks-spielgenehmigungsverordnung – GGVO) (Gambling Approval Regulations) dated 13th November 2007 concerning payment services in the domestic market, for November amending the guidelines 97/7/EC, 2002/65/EC, 2005/60/EC and 2006/48/EC and to revoke the Guideline 97/5/EC. The player must be the account holder. Cash payouts are not possible. 5. Advertising by means of free gambling is only permitted where it is clearly stated at the same time that such participation does not depend on placing an order for the brokering of gambling. 2.4 § 14 Obligation to provide information 1. In addition to the documents in accordance with §2, Paras. 1 and 2 and § 3, Paras. 1 accordance and 2, brokers shall present the responsible authority with their Allgemeine Geschäftsbedingungen (AGB) (General Terms of Business (GTB)), the sample gambling contracts and the sales concept. Amendments to th GTB, the gambling the contracts and the sales concept must be notified before their implementation. 2. Within six months of the end of each financial year, a report compiled by independent auditors concerning the proper transfer of at least two thirds of the tototal amounts collected from players to the organiser must be presented to the responsible authority. This report must include the treatment of non monetary wins, wins not collected or non-monetary which cannot be delivered and rounding differences resulting from payment to payments participants in gaming syndicates. It must furthermore deal with the proper transfer to the organiser of wins not claimed. 3. At the request of the responsible authority, in individual cases and in response to complaints from players, the brokers must provide information concerning their activities provide and present the necessary additional documents. The cost for preparing and presenting such documents and reports shall be borne by the brokers. 4. Where brokers violate an obligation imposed by these regulations o where they violate or provisions of the Gambling Act, the responsible authority can request them to comply with the obligations and provisions within an appropriate grace period (reprimand). Reprimands will be made public. Ref. : dictao_GLI_State regulations governing the approval of gambling_v1.0 version 1.0 of 23/01/2012 14/15 Communication, reproduction and use forbidden without prior written permission from Dictao_GLI
  • 15. State regulations governing the approval of gambling (Glücks-spielgenehmigungsverordnung – GGVO) (Gambling Approval Regulations) 3. SECTION III 3.1 § 15 Entry into force and validity period of these regulations These regulations enter into force on the day following their notification. They expire five years after their entry into force. The above regulations are herby issued and are to be notified. Kiel, 2012 Klaus Schlie Minister of the Interior Ref. : dictao_GLI_State regulations governing the approval of gambling_v1.0 version 1.0 of 23/01/2012 15/15 Communication, reproduction and use forbidden without prior written permission from Dictao_GLI