The German gambling watchdog is set for its next chairman of its board of directors in Reiner Moser, who is “confident” of tackling the challenges facing the country’s gaming market.
Moser is head of department in the Ministry of the Interior, for digitisation and local government of Baden-Württemberg.
He is taking over the role of chairman of the board of the Joint Gambling Authority of the States on Monday, July 1, from Udo Götze, state secretary in the Thuringian Ministry of the Interior and Local Government.
Moser said online gambling regulation is a “demanding task” and noted that “there have been and will continue to be immense challenges to overcome.”
“These include the implementation of court decisions on the use of the enforcement instrument IP blocking, but also developments in the area of supervision of legal providers,” he said.
“I am confident that the GGL will tackle these challenges successfully. It can continue to be assured of the support of the states and the board of directors."
Germany has been in the spotlight for a range of studies pointing to the strength of the illegal market in Germany.
Last year, a study by University of Leipzig professor Günther Schnabl found that about half of the time spent by German gamblers on gaming sites is on illegal sites.
Götze said the GGL has “created a very good basis for the successful regulation of this rapidly developing digital market. Everyone involved can be proud of that.”
Officials from each of Germany’s 16 states take turns in the one-year term as chair.
