Gaming in Germany Conference announces initial agenda
The 2026 Gaming in Germany Conference takes place on November 10 in Berlin, focusing on the State Gambling Treaty, black market enforcement, and new product permissibility.
Press release.- The 2026 Gaming in Germany Conference, which takes place on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, promises to be an absolute highlight for everyone who is professionally involved in Germany’s regulated igaming market.
This event offers the perfect mix of highly pertinent topics, relevant attendees & speakers, and up-to-date thought leadership.
Key topics
The 2026 Gaming in Germany Conference will cover the following topics:
- The ongoing evaluation of the 2021 State Gambling Treaty
- Strategies for countering offshore offerings and to #ReclaimTheMarket for licensed operators.
- The current & future permissibility of new products, including prediction betting, sweepstakes, and eSports betting.
- Online casino (table game) licensing in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Bavaria, Schleswig-Holstein, and Baden-Württemberg.
- The future of the remaining gambling monopolies in Germany and Austria.
- Market re-regulation in Austria.
Meet the people who matter
As always, the Gaming in Conference is the place to meet key stakeholders and decision makers in Germany’s online gambling market. Sometimes, face-to-face is just better!
Initial agenda
An overview of confirmed topics and speakers is included below. Stay tuned for further updates!
Block 1: Regulatory & GlüStV 2021 evaluation update – Keynote
Senior GGL representative
- Regulatory update
- Senior Partner, Melchers Law Firm
- The Industry’s Perspective I
- President, Deutscher Online Casinoverband (DOCV)
- The Industry’s Perspective II
- President, Deutscher Sportwettenverband (DSWV)
- Discussion: Threading the needle between public opinion and economic viability
- CEO, & Associates (mod.); other speakers TBA
Block 2: The Threat of the Black Market: Towards an Effective Regulatory Response – Creating friction: An investigation into effective enforcement action
Regulatory Affairs Senior Manager
Block 3: New Products & Market Opportunities – Prediction markets & sweepstakes: Now coming to Germany?
Senior Partner, Melchers Law Firm; Partner, Rechtsanwälte
Practical Information
The 2026 Gaming in Germany Conference takes place Tuesday, November 10, 2026, at the DoubleTree Hilton Ku’damm in Berlin – just 100 metres from the magnificent Kurfürstendamm!
Registration for the event is now open.
