State administration office of Saxony-Anhalt

Show illegal gambling

If you have any evidence of illegal gambling, you can report it to the relevant authority.

Detailed description

Anyone who offers gambling requires a permit or a license. Anyone who organizes gambling without a permit is committing a criminal offense. If you know that a gaming provider is offering and conducting gambling without a permit, you can submit your information to the responsible authority. Information about illegal gambling is relevant, for example in the areas of horse and sports betting, lotteries, online poker or virtual slot machine games.

 

Information

Prerequisites

You have a plausible indication of illegal gambling.

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

§ 2 State Treaty on Gambling (GlüStV 2021)


https://www.landesrecht-hamburg.de/bsha/document/jlr-Gl%C3%BCStVtrHA2021pP2


§§ 4 para. 1 ff. State Treaty on Gambling (GlüStV 2021)


https://www.landesrecht-hamburg.de/bsha/document/jlr-Gl%C3%BCStVtrHA2021pP4

Links on the Internet

Address and contact information

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Last updated: 20.01.2026