GGL Q2 results: German sports stakes down 13.5%
German regulator set to improve transparency in cross-border gambling market.
Key points:
– GGL will begin publishing quarterly data on gaming and betting stakes submitted by licensed providers
– The reporting aims to improve transparency and inform public and political discussions on the legal gambling market
German gaming regulator Glücksspielbehörde (GGL) has announced that it will begin publishing quarterly stakes for cross-border gambling starting August 2025. Licensed providers will submit the underlying figures directly to the GGL.
Quarterly figures for 2025 Q1 and Q2 illustrate the types of data that will be included. Total sports betting stakes fell from €2.18bn ($2.55bn) in Q1 2025 to €1.89bn in Q2 2025, a decrease of around 13.5%. Stationary sports betting dropped by 15.6%, while online sports betting decreased by 12.7% in the same period.
Virtual slot game stakes rose slightly from €1.1bn in Q1 2025 to €1.12bn in Q2, an increase of 1.5%. Online poker stakes fell from €204m to €184m, a drop of 9.8%, while online horse betting rose from €25m to €32m, up 28%.
Overall, total stakes for all transnational games of chance decreased from €3.51bn in Q1 to €3.22bn in Q2, a decline of 8.3%. Combined stakes for cross-border lotteries and commercial gaming brokerage fell slightly from €620m in Q1 2025 to €611m in Q2, a decrease of around 1.5%.
Good to know: GGL plans to expand the reporting format in the future to include additional key figures
These numbers, covering sports betting, virtual slot games, online poker, horse betting and cross-border lotteries, serve as illustrative or internal data to show the type of information that will be included in the upcoming publication.
The publication, titled GGL Gambling Market Monitor, is intended to keep the public and policymakers informed about developments in gaming and betting. It will cover transnational gambling activities and cross-border lotteries under GGL supervision.
The GGL’s most recent publication is the 2024 Activity Report, which was released on 27 June 2025. This showed that the regulated market gross gaming revenue reached €14.4bn during the year, with the black market representing 25% of online activity.
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