# Germany licence — Merkur Bets Malta Limited

Gemeinsame Glücksspielbehörde der Länder (GGL) / license

active · Sportwetten (sports betting) · iGregulator ref DE/SPORTS/merkur-bets-malta-limited · last verified 2026-10-23 05:25 UTC (under an hour ago)

[Merkur Bets Malta Limited](https://app.igregulator.io/operators/merkur-bets-malta-limited-de) is licensed by the Gemeinsame Glücksspielbehörde der Länder (GGL) (iGregulator ref DE/SPORTS/merkur-bets-malta-limited; the register publishes no licence number) — status active, issued 2020-10-09, expiry not published by the register.[1] Last verified against the official register on 2026-10-23 05:25 UTC (under an hour ago).[1]

- jurisdiction: DE
- type: sportwetten (sports betting)
- status: active[1]
- issued: 2020-10-09[1]
- expiry: not published[1]
- register listing: listed at last verification[1]
- last verified: 2026-10-23 05:25 UTC (under an hour ago)

## Activities · 0

no activities declared on upstream record

## Domains linked to Merkur Bets Malta Limited · 5

The regulators link 5 live domains to Merkur Bets Malta Limited. A register links a domain to the operator, not to one of its licences.[2]

- [merkur-spiel.de](https://app.igregulator.io/brands/merkur-spiel.de)
- [merkur-sports.de](https://app.igregulator.io/brands/merkur-sports.de)
- [merkurbets.de](https://app.igregulator.io/brands/merkurbets.de)
- [merkurslots.de](https://app.igregulator.io/brands/merkurslots.de)
- [xtip.de](https://app.igregulator.io/brands/xtip.de)

## Status history · 1

- first recorded by iGregulator · active · 2026-10-16
  - Listed on the GGL's official whitelist of permitted operators ("Amtliche Whitelist", § 9 Abs. 8 GlüStV 2021). The list prints no status word.
  - evidence stored payload sha256:`052d9d7cea422dcf1a1c8a8c4a7fcacc4a031b2375bfab8cb9cf8fa8e4e0c964`
  - source <https://www.gluecksspiel-behoerde.de/de/fuer-spielende/uebersicht-erlaubter-anbieter-whitelist> · detected by scraper:germany:f5bee31a-f0b5-4937-aa94-7e11f406df5a

## Raw register data

```
{
  "fields": [
    {
      "label": "Adresse",
      "lines": [
        "Level 3, St Julians Business Centre, Triq Elija Zammit",
        "STJ 3155",
        "St. Julian's",
        "Malta"
      ]
    },
    {
      "label": "Vertriebsweg",
      "lines": [
        "online/stationär"
      ]
    },
    {
      "label": "Vertriebsgebiet",
      "lines": [
        "länderübergreifend"
      ]
    },
    {
      "label": "Zuständigkeit",
      "lines": [
        "Gemeinsame Glücksspielbehörde der Länder (GGL)"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "address": [
    "Level 3, St Julians Business Centre, Triq Elija Zammit",
    "STJ 3155",
    "St. Julian's",
    "Malta"
  ],
  "formerly": null,
  "game_type": "Sportwetten",
  "listed_name": "Merkur Bets Malta Limited",
  "listed_sites": [
    {
      "host": "merkur-sports.de",
      "listed": "merkur-sports.de",
      "first_permit_date": "2020-10-09",
      "first_permit_date_raw": "09.10.2020",
      "follow_up_permit_date": "2022-12-22",
      "follow_up_permit_date_raw": "22.12.2022"
    },
    {
      "host": "xtip.de",
      "listed": "xtip.de",
      "first_permit_date": "2020-10-09",
      "first_permit_date_raw": "09.10.2020",
      "follow_up_permit_date": "2022-12-22",
      "follow_up_permit_date_raw": "22.12.2022"
    },
    {
      "host": "merkurbets.de",
      "listed": "merkurbets.de",
      "first_permit_date": "2023-11-06",
      "first_permit_date_raw": "06.11.2023",
      "follow_up_permit_date": null,
      "follow_up_permit_date_raw": null
    },
    {
      "host": "merkurslots.de",
      "listed": "merkurslots.de",
      "first_permit_date": "2023-11-06",
      "first_permit_date_raw": "06.11.2023",
      "follow_up_permit_date": null,
      "follow_up_permit_date_raw": null
    }
  ],
  "vertriebsweg": "online/stationär",
  "authority_ids": [
    "1",
    "2"
  ],
  "zustaendigkeit": "Gemeinsame Glücksspielbehörde der Länder (GGL)",
  "list_updated_at": "2026-10-02",
  "vertriebsgebiet": "länderübergreifend"
}
```

## Sources · 2

- [1] Gemeinsame Glücksspielbehörde der Länder (GGL) register — <https://www.gluecksspiel-behoerde.de/de/fuer-spielende/uebersicht-erlaubter-anbieter-whitelist>
  - Status active, read from this page on 2026-10-23. Stored copy: SHA-256 `dcb7891e0f2941fc5b18a010b997275d3006007374a12c0ad0c3985fdab0fdd3`, first captured 2026-10-23.
  - Lists the licence; last seen listed on 2026-10-23.
- [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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