Zweitlotterien

“Secondary lotteries” distributed by private operators without a German license via the Internet allow players to bet on large national and international lotteries without participating in them – and threaten the billions generated by the German state lottery monopoly. The present study comprehensively analyses the regulatory framework for lottery betting in Germany, which is characterised by considerable shortcomings regarding law making and enforcement. The interaction of the different levels of regulation – the German State Treaty on Gambling, European Union and constitutional law – as well as the special requirements for the coherence and consistency of state behaviour in the gambling sector are explained in detail.