Which online casinos are licensed in Bavaria, Germany?
The register records Bavaria, Germany as a state monopoly. Nothing to play is listed here, per the register read 2 Oct 2026. Online casino games in this market are reserved to the state operator. Legal age: 18+.
Source: Official source · read 2 Oct 2026
- Status
- State monopoly
- Regulator
- Glücksspielaufsichtsbehörde of the Land of Bavaria
- Legal age
- 18+
- Licence regime
- Online-Casinospiele [online casino games] operated by the State (Staatliche Lotterie- und Spielbankverwaltung [State Lottery and Casino Administration])
- Key facts
- Bavaria has chosen the state monopoly of the land-based casinos for online table games: •••, authorised on 15 January 2024. Online slot machines remain under the national GGL licence.
What a player risks
Online casino games in this market are reserved to the state operator. No other site is licensed to offer them, and a licence issued elsewhere, offshore or foreign, does not make play legal where the offer is reserved to a monopoly. A site outside the monopoly is not supervised by the local regulator: its players have no access to that regulator's protection or dispute resolution, and deposits, payments or winnings may be blocked or confiscated. Depending on local law, using such a site may also lead to fines or prosecution. The register records for Bavaria, Germany: Offshore is illegal, as in the whole of Germany.
Licences valid in Bavaria, Germany
Nothing to play is listed here: state monopoly.