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Online slots, sports betting and prediction markets in Germany

Only operators on the official whitelist of Germany’s gambling regulator, the GGL, may offer online slots and sports betting. We rank and review the best of them, explain the German rules on stakes, limits and tax, and why prediction markets like Polymarket are illegal in Germany, from the regulators’ own texts.

By SafeBet.ai Research Team Updated

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Is online gambling legal in Germany?

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Yes, but only with operators on the official whitelist of the Gemeinsame Glücksspielbehörde der Länder (GGL), and only for adults 18 and over. Under the Glücksspielstaatsvertrag 2021, the GGL licenses sports betting, virtual slot machines and online poker for all of Germany: 27 sports betting operators and 36 slot operators as of October 2, 2026. Online table and live casino games are licensed by individual states, and only Schleswig-Holstein and Bavaria allow them. Prediction markets aren’t licensable at all: the GGL calls bets on political, economic or social events illegal gambling.

At a glance

Where things stand in Germany

  • Online slots are legal at the 36 operators on the GGL whitelist, with stakes of €1 per spin as a rule, spins of at least 5 seconds on average and no autoplay. Since July 2026 the GGL lets operators offer up to €3 to players 21+, and €5 after a 90-day check. The rules for online slots and casinos.
  • Roulette, blackjack and live casino games are licensed only in Schleswig-Holstein, at four private operators, and in Bavaria, at the state casinos’ own site. Check a site’s licence.
  • Sports betting is licensed nationwide by the GGL, with limits on in-play bets and a 5.3% tax on every stake that operators pass on in different ways. Work out what the tax costs you.
  • Every player has a €1,000 monthly deposit limit across all licensed sites by default, and the OASIS register blocks self-excluded players everywhere. Help and self-exclusion.
  • Prediction markets aren’t licensable: the GGL named Polymarket in September 2025 and says taking part from Germany can be a criminal offence. Prediction markets in Germany.
  • Gambling winnings aren’t subject to income tax in Germany for private players. Taxes on winnings.

The best online slot sites in Germany (2026)

Our top 7 online slot sites

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DrückGlück is the best online slot site in Germany in 2026: licensed by the GGL for slots and by Schleswig-Holstein for table games, it says over 95% of withdrawals are processed in under a minute, with no fees, and it answers by chat and phone until 1 a.m. Tipico Games has the most popular slots app, and JackpotPiraten, run from Berlin, publishes every slot's RTP. Every site in our ranking is on the GGL whitelist.

  1. 1 DrückGlück Best overall 8.7 /10
  2. 2 Tipico Games Best app 8.4 /10
  3. 3 JackpotPiraten Best German operator 8.3 /10
  4. 4 LeoVegas Clear limits & safeguards 8.2 /10
  5. 5 StarGames Classic Novoline slots 8.0 /10
  6. 6 Löwen Play Session limits & breaks 7.9 /10
  7. 7 Mr Green Flexible breaks 7.8 /10
See the full online slots ranking

The best betting sites in Germany (2026)

Our top 5 sports betting sites

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Tipico is the best betting site in Germany in 2026: it says it pays the 5.3% betting tax itself, so winning bets pay the full odds, and its app is the most popular in the country, rated 4.72 from more than 425,000 ratings. Winamax also pays the tax, Betano has the strongest bet builder and published limits, ODDSET answers around the clock, and bet-at-home publishes the clearest payment terms.

  1. 1 Tipico Best overall 8.4 /10
  2. 2 Winamax Tax-free betting 8.3 /10
  3. 3 Betano Best app & bet builder 8.1 /10
  4. 4 ODDSET Support around the clock 8.0 /10
  5. 5 bet-at-home Published payment terms 7.9 /10
See the full sports betting ranking

Online slots guides

Guide · 4 min Are online casinos legal in Germany? Slots, table games and the rules Partly. Under the Glücksspielstaatsvertrag 2021, online slots ("virtual slot machines") are legal across Germany at operators licensed by the GGL, 36 of them as of October 2, 2026, for players 18 and over. Online table and live games such as roulette and blackjack are left to the states, and only Schleswig-Holstein and Bavaria license them, for players in those states. Every licensed site applies the same limits: €1 per spin as a rule, spins of at least 5 seconds, no autoplay and a €1,000 monthly deposit limit across all sites. Read Methodology · 4 min How we rank online slot sites in Germany We only rank slot sites on the GGL whitelist. Each is scored from 0 to 10 on six weighted criteria, licensing and safety, games, payments and payouts, app and experience, responsible gambling, and support, and the ranking follows the overall scores. We don't list or score bonuses, which need the GGL's approval to be advertised, and our links to slot sites only work from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m., as German law requires. Read

Sports betting guides

Guide · 3 min Is sports betting legal in Germany? Licences, the 5.3% tax and the rules Yes. Sports betting is legal across Germany with operators licensed by the Gemeinsame Glücksspielbehörde der Länder (GGL): 27 held a licence on October 2, 2026, for adults 18 and over. Every bet is taxed at 5.3% of the stake, paid by the operator, which may pass it on to you or absorb it. In-play betting is limited to the final result and the next goal, set or similar, and bets on cards, penalties as sanctions or youth and amateur games aren't allowed. Read Methodology · 3 min How we rank sports betting sites in Germany We only rank sportsbooks licensed by the GGL, and only those whose way of charging the 5.3% betting tax we could verify. Each is scored from 0 to 10 on six weighted criteria, licensing and safety, markets and features, odds, tax and limits, payments and payouts, app and experience, and support and responsible gambling, and the ranking follows the overall scores. We don't collect odds automatically or score bonuses. Read

Prediction markets, taxes & help

Guide · 3 min Are prediction markets legal in Germany? Polymarket, Kalshi and the law No. Bets on elections, politics, the economy or entertainment, which is what prediction markets offer, can't be licensed in Germany: only bets on sports and horse races can. The gambling regulator, the GGL, says taking part from Germany isn't allowed and can be a criminal offence, and it named Polymarket as illegal in September 2025. As of October 2, 2026, no prediction market or betting exchange was on its whitelist of licensed operators. Read Guide · 1 min Is Polymarket legal in Germany? No. The GGL, Germany's gambling regulator, named Polymarket in September 2025 as an example of bets that can't be licensed in Germany and are therefore illegal. Polymarket's own terms of use, effective August 11, 2026, bar anyone in Germany from trading and forbid getting around that with a VPN, and the GGL says taking part from Germany can be a criminal offence. Read Guide · 2 min Are gambling winnings taxed in Germany? No, not for private players: winnings from games of chance such as slots, lotteries and sports bets aren't one of the types of income German income tax applies to, as the Federal Fiscal Court has long held. Instead, the state taxes the stakes: 5.3% on sports bets, virtual slot machines and online poker, owed by the operator, which may pass the betting tax on to you. Professional poker players can owe tax on their winnings as business income. Read Guide · 2 min Where to get help for gambling problems in Germany Call the BIÖG gambling helpline on 0800 1 37 27 00: it's free and anonymous, Monday to Thursday 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Friday to Sunday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. To stop gambling everywhere at once, register with OASIS, Germany's national self-exclusion system, for at least three months; it blocks you from every licensed betting, slot and casino offer. In a crisis, the TelefonSeelsorge answers day and night on 0800 111 0 111, 0800 111 0 222 or 116 123. Read
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