Entain has announced that it has been awarded licenses by the State Administrative Office of Saxony-Anhalt, for the operation of its gaming and poker services throughout Germany
Entain has been granted all five licenses it applied for, enabling it to
offer gaming under its bwin, Ladbrokes and Sportingbet brands, and poker under bwin and Ladbrokes. Each license is granted for a term of five years. Entain it the first operator to be licensed to offer online poker.
The new awards are in addition to Entain's existing licenses to offer online sports betting under each brand and will enable the Group to enhance and develop its position as a market leader in sports betting and gaming in Germany.
Robert Hoskin, Entain's Chief Governance Officer commented: "We're delighted to now have our licenses for gaming and poker services in the regulated German market, enabling us to offer and market them to our customers.
It is an important and welcome step towards achieving the goal of a fully regulated online betting and gaming market in Germany. Only through such regulation and its enforcement will we avoid the reality of customers going to the black market where there are none of the safeguards that reputable operartors such as Entain guarantee".
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