The interior ministry of the German state of Hesse has warned of a major crackdown against unlicensed online sports betting operators in the new year.
The state is responsible for licensing sports betting nationally under the third amended state treaty on gambling, which comes into force on January 1st.
The regional council of Darmstadt, which is responsible for licensing, wrote to sports betting operators in November to warn them that no unlicensed operations will be tolerated from [...]
