Report suspicion of money laundering in a game of chance

Prerequisites

No

Documents required

Optional: evidence of the incident (possible in various common file formats)

Please note

There are the following hints:
If the whistleblower wishes to remain completely anonymous, he or she must ensure that the information or file uploads do not allow any conclusions to be drawn about personal data.

• The whistleblower system is not suitable for reporting to the police
• The BIS (Authority for Internal Affairs and Sport) in Hamburg is responsible for the formal inspection and release (accompanying specialist authority in the country of implementation).
• The Saxony-Anhalt State Administration Office, Department 208, is responsible for the content of the transitional tasks relating to gambling.
• Responsibility for this focus of attention lies with the State Administration Office of Saxony-Anhalt until the end of 2022. From January 1st, 2023, information can be submitted via this online service. The joint gaming authority of the federal states will then be responsible

Deadlines

No

Procedure

You can submit a tip online or in writing and remain completely anonymous if you wish.
If you want to submit your notice online:

• In the whistleblower system, describe your information about money laundering in connection with legal or illegal gambling briefly and concisely.
• After sending your notification, you will receive a reference number from the system that you can use to send additional information to the responsible authority online or by post.
• The whistleblower system gives you the option of setting up an anonymous mailbox. The notice given and any additions are saved in this mailbox and the responsible authority can send you feedback on this.
• Note: The online service is currently under development and will then be made available to you

In principle, you can also send information in writing to the competent authority

Processing time

4 - 8 weeks

Fees

No

Legal remedies

No

Legal basis

Section 6a paragraph 8 of the State Treaty on Gambling 2021 (GlüStV 2021)

https://www.landesrecht.sachsen-anhalt.de/bsst/document/jlr-Gl%C3%BCStVtrST2021rahmen




Section 6b paragraph 4 of the State Treaty on Gaming 2021 (GlüStV 2021)

https://www.landesrecht.sachsen-anhalt.de/bsst/document/jlr-Gl%C3%BCStVtrST2021rahmen


§53 Money Laundering Act (GwG)

https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/gwg_2017/__53.html

Money laundering is the smuggling of illegally earned money or illegally acquired assets into the legal financial and economic circuit.

We accept your information on violations of the Money Laundering Act in the areas of unauthorized public gambling on the Internet and the organization of online poker and virtual slot machines.

Relevant are indications of suspected money laundering in gambling, for example in the areas of horse and sports betting, lotteries, online poker or virtual slot machines.