State administration office of Saxony-Anhalt

Report suspicion of money laundering in a gambling game

If you suspect money laundering in a gambling offer, you can report this to the relevant authority.

Detailed description

Money laundering is the introduction of illegally earned money or illegally acquired assets into the legal financial and economic cycle. If you suspect money laundering in a gambling offer, you can report this to the responsible authority. The responsible authority will accept your information on violations of the Money Laundering Act in the following areas:

  • illegal public gambling on the Internet and
  • Organization of online poker and virtual slot games.

Your tips in the areas of horse and sports betting as well as lotteries are also relevant.

 

Information

Prerequisites

You have reasonable grounds to suspect money laundering in a gambling offering.

Documents required

Optionally, you can provide evidence of the incident.

Please note

  • The online service is a whistleblower system. You cannot file a police report through it.
  • The Authority for the Interior and Sport (BIS) in Hamburg is responsible for the formal review and approval (accompanying specialist authority in the implementing country). The State Administration Office of Saxony-Anhalt is responsible for the content. The Joint Gambling Authority of the States is responsible for providing information about the online service.

Deadlines

No

Procedure

  • You submit your report online or in writing to the responsible authority.
    • If you wish, you can remain anonymous. Please ensure that your information does not allow any conclusions to be drawn about your personal data.
    • If you use the online service, you will receive a reference number after submitting your tip, which you can use to make additions.
  • The responsible authority will check your information and - if you provide your contact details - will contact you with further questions if necessary.
    • The online service offers you the opportunity to set up an anonymous mailbox if you wish. The responsible department can send you feedback or queries in this regard.
  • If necessary, the responsible authority will initiate further steps. You will not necessarily receive information about the further course of the procedure.

Processing time

4 - 8 weeks

Fees

No

Legal remedies

No

Legal basis

§6a Paragraph 8 of the State Treaty on Gambling 2021 (GlüStV 2021)


https://www.landesrecht-hamburg.de/bsha/document/jlr-Gl%C3%BCStVtrHA2021pP6a


§ 6b Paragraph 4 of the State Treaty on Gambling 2021 (GlüStV 2021)


https://www.landesrecht-hamburg.de/bsha/document/jlr-Gl%C3%BCStVtrHA2021pP6b


§53 Money Laundering Act (GwG)


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

Links on the Internet

Address and contact information

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Last updated: 08.02.2026