What was finally decided is the new gambling contract applied from June 21, 2021. In the following months, there was constant back and forth, so that at some point nobody really understood anymore.
Playing in an online casino has also been approved, provided the casino has a European license. However, the decision of the European Court of Justice saw this differently, so that advertising can currently be unabashed on TV and other media. All casino advertisements should be sanctioned so that gambling could be controlled. The big bang between the gambling industry and the German state came a few years ago.