Licensedexact domain match on the register

Who owns merkur-sports?

merkur-sports (merkur-sports.de) is operated by Merkur Bets Malta Limited, licensed by the Gemeinsame Glücksspielbehörde der Länder (GGL) (iGregulator ref DE/SLOTS/merkur-bets-malta-limited; the register publishes no licence number) — status active.[1][2] Last verified against the register on (24 h ago).

Operator
Merkur Bets Malta Limited
Regulator
Gemeinsame Glücksspielbehörde der Länder (GGL) (DE)
Licence
iGregulator refDE/SLOTS/merkur-bets-malta-limitedthe register publishes no licence number
Licence status
● active
Domain on the licence
● listed
Register last read
2026-10-22 05:25 UTC
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Where merkur-sports.de is listed

on 1 of 14 registers we read

“Not listed” means this domain is not on that register in our data — it says nothing about a licence elsewhere. For Sweden, Spain, Belgium, Colombia and Ukraine we read only online licence types.

History

  1. 2026-10-22
    Register last read
    The Gemeinsame Glücksspielbehörde der Länder (GGL) register listed the licence as active.
  2. 2026-10-16
    merkur-sports.de first recorded under Merkur Bets Malta Limited
    When iGregulator first saw this listing — not when the regulator first made it.
  3. 2022-07-28
    Licence issued
    Per the Gemeinsame Glücksspielbehörde der Länder (GGL) register.

About merkur-sports.de

iGregulator first recorded merkur-sports.de under Merkur Bets Malta Limited on 2026-10-16. Gemeinsame Glücksspielbehörde der Länder (GGL) licence (iGregulator ref DE/SLOTS/merkur-bets-malta-limited; the register publishes no licence number) — issued 2022-07-28, expiry not published by the register.[1]

Merkur Bets Malta Limited

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Other brands listed for Merkur Bets Malta Limited

5 live domains are listed for Merkur Bets Malta Limited in all — see the full domain list.

Evidence

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Sources

· 2
  1. [1]
    Gemeinsame Glücksspielbehörde der Länder (GGL) register — https://www.gluecksspiel-behoerde.de/de/fuer-spielende/uebersicht-erlaubter-anbieter-whitelist
    • Germany licence (iGregulator ref DE/SLOTS/merkur-bets-malta-limited): status active, read from this page on 2026-10-22. Stored copy: SHA-256 35df361d454fd51b936d610c23c7399bb51f13b84c72c16b9a9ba9ac908c4b71, first captured 2026-10-22.
    • Germany licence (iGregulator ref DE/SLOTS/merkur-bets-malta-limited): listed here; last seen listed on 2026-10-22.
  2. [2]
    How iGregulator verifies — https://igregulator.io/methodology/
    • How we read each register, how a domain is linked to an operator, and why a status only changes on a page a regulator published.

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{
  "query": {
    "domain": "merkur-sports.de"
  },
  "verdict": "licensed",
  "verdict_detail": "merkur-sports.de is listed, as of our read on 2026-10-22, on an active Gemeinsame Glücksspielbehörde der Länder (GGL) licence held by Merkur Bets Malta Limited; our last read of the Gemeinsame Glücksspielbehörde der Länder (GGL) register was on 2026-10-22, past its 24 h freshness window, so a change published since may be missing.",
  "match": {
    "confidence": "high",
    "match_type": "domain_exact",
    "operator": "Merkur Bets Malta Limited",
    "operator_slug": "merkur-bets-malta-limited-de",
    "jurisdiction": "DE",
    "regulator_name": "Gemeinsame Glücksspielbehörde der Länder (GGL)",
    "license_id": "33380008-7396-41c4-a2b8-07606b892b3b",
    "license_number": "DE/SLOTS/merkur-bets-malta-limited",
    "license_reference_is_ours": true,
    "status": "active",
    "status_source_url": "https://www.gluecksspiel-behoerde.de/de/fuer-spielende/uebersicht-erlaubter-anbieter-whitelist",
    "status_observed_at": "2026-10-22T05:25:08.532Z",
    "expires_at": null,
    "domain_association": "direct",
    "domain_status": "active",
    "matched_domain": "merkur-sports.de",
    "domain_last_listed_at": "2026-10-22T05:25:08.536Z",
    "upstream_status": null,
    "status_qualifier": null,
    "verification_url": null,
    "verification_page_kind": null,
    "verification_page_status": null,
    "verification_page_read_at": null
  },
  "alternatives": [],
  "confidence": "high"
}

response trimmed: the live one also carries _meta (source URL, read times, register freshness)

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Questions about merkur-sports

Who runs merkur-sports.de?

Merkur Bets Malta Limited: merkur-sports.de is listed on the Gemeinsame Glücksspielbehörde der Länder (GGL) licence it holds.

Is merkur-sports licensed in Great Britain?

merkur-sports.de is not on the UK Gambling Commission register we read. It is listed with Gemeinsame Glücksspielbehörde der Länder (GGL).

How current is this?

We last read the Gemeinsame Glücksspielbehörde der Länder (GGL) register on 2026-10-22 05:25 UTC and aim to re-read it within 24 hours.

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