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Bragg Gaming Partners with GAMRFIRST.ch

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Bragg Gaming Group has entered into a partnership with GAMRFIRST.ch, the popular online casino operation of Casino Barrière Montreux in Switzerland.

The agreement brings Bragg’s exclusive content library, including games from its proprietary Bragg Studios brand Atomic Slot Lab such as Fairy Dust, Dreamy Genie and Egyptian Magic to the Swiss operator’s players for the first time.

Founded in 1883, Casino Barrière Montreux is renowned as one of Switzerland’s most iconic and luxurious land-based casinos. With a rich history spanning over a century, Casino Barrière Montreux has evolved to provide a top-tier entertainment destination for players from around the world. In keeping with their commitment to innovation and exceptional customer experiences, Casino Barrière Montreux first launched GAMRFIRST.ch online in late 2021.

The Barrière Group is a renowned hospitality and entertainment company celebrated for its exceptional hotels, restaurants and casinos. With a legacy of over a century, it boasts a collection of exquisite hotels, captivating casinos, gourmet dining and thrilling entertainment venues. Impeccable service, unmatched elegance and a commitment to innovation define Groupe Barrière’s commitment to creating unforgettable moments, most notably with its development in online activities including BarriereBet, a sport betting platform in France and GAMRFIRST.ch its online casino in Switzerland.

Switzerland’s online gambling market has experienced significant growth in recent years, with a global projected market size of $1.08 billion in 2023 according to H2 Gambling Capital estimates, with around 40% attributed to the online casino segment.

Bragg’s content has been capturing an increasing share of the Swiss online casino market since it first launched in the territory in 2021, and GAMRFIRST.ch marks the supplier’s fifth new content partnership to launch in the country this year so far.

Lara Falzon, President and COO at Bragg Gaming Group, said: “We are delighted to join forces with GAMRFIRST.ch and Casino Barrière Montreux, a highly renowned name in the Swiss gambling industry. This collaboration enables us to showcase our exceptional portfolio of exclusive games to even more players and further solidify our position as a leading content provider to the Swiss online gaming market. We look forward to a successful and prosperous partnership.”

Patrick Ballestraz, Head of Online at GAMRFIRST.ch, said: “Incorporating games from both Bragg Studios and the Powered by Bragg range is an excellent addition to our online casino operation. We are confident that our players will appreciate the exceptional titles at launch as well as the ongoing releases and future games roadmap from Bragg. This partnership strengthens our commitment to providing the best online gaming experience in Switzerland.”

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Change of Chairmanship in the GGL Board of Directors as of 1 July 2025

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On the occasion of the four-year anniversary of the Joint Gambling Authority of the Federal States (GGL) on 1 July 2025, Sandro Kirchner, State Secretary in the Bavarian State Ministry of the Interior, for Sport and Integration, has taken over the chairmanship of the GGL Administrative Board, succeeding Reiner Moser, Head of Office in the Ministry of the Interior, for Digitalisation and Municipalities for Baden-Württemberg.

During Reiner Moser’s term as Chairman of the Board of Directors, the GGL further established itself as a reliable institution for the supervision and monitoring of the online gambling market.

“The online gambling market has developed rapidly in recent years. The GGL has met the resulting challenges with great commitment and can already demonstrate remarkable results both in combating illegal gambling and in regulating and supervising the legal market. The exchange between the states and the GGL is always trusting and results-oriented. I would like to sincerely thank the Board of Directors and all GGL employees for this constructive cooperation over the past year,” said Head of Department Moser.

State Secretary Kirchner takes over the chairmanship at a time when the GGL is pursuing ambitious goals, including stronger international networking, particularly to further curb the illegal gambling market.

“The consistent prosecution of illegal offerings and player protection are my highest priorities. The work of the GGL must continue to be significantly geared towards ensuring that the business model of illegal gambling is not profitable in Germany,” said Sandro Kirchner.

With regard to his role as Chairman of the Board of Directors, he added: “I look forward to continuing the successful work of everyone involved over the past four years. We will certainly continue to face many challenges. However, I believe the GGL is well positioned to achieve this.”

The Board of Directors is the supervisory and steering body of the GGL. It consists of the heads of departments or state secretaries of the ministries responsible for gaming supervision in the 16 member states. The chair of the Board of Directors rotates annually on July 1st in alphabetical order of the member states.

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Gaming in Germany Conference returns to Berlin November 11, 2025

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Gaming in Europe is pleased to announce that the 2025 Gaming in Germany Conference will take place on November 11, 2025, in Berlin.

The Gaming in Germany Conference is an annual event for everyone who is professionally involved in Germany’s regulated online gambling industry. The conference will cover topics such as regulatory developments, (black) market growth, player protection, marketing, compliance, and much more.

Confirmed speakers

Although the 2025 Gaming in Germany Conference is still some time away, we have already confirmed the following speakers:

  • Dr. Jörg Hofmann, Senior Partner, Melchers Law
  • Senior GGL representative
  • Mathias Dahms, President, DSWV
  • Dr. Dirk Quermann, President, DOCV
  • Christian Heins, Director iGaming, Tipico
  • Josh Hodgson, COO, H2 Gambling Capital

Don’t miss it. Save the date!

Willem van Oort, founder of Gaming in Germany said: “We are very happy that we have received commitments from major stakeholders in Germany’s regulated gambling market to speak at our event. As always, we aim to connect the industry with regulatory and social stakeholders, and vice versa. This year, major topics of discussion will be the true size of Germany’s regulated market, the increasing popularity of the black market, as well as the upcoming evaluation of the 2021 State Gambling Treaty. I am certain there will be plenty to discuss.”

Call for speakers

If you would like to share your insights, success story, innovation, or cautionary tale, please consider applying for a speaker slot at the 2025 Gaming in Germany Conference by sending an email to [email protected].

Your voice matters, and we can’t wait to hear from you!

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Turnover of Legal Gambling Market in Hungary Increases

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The Regulated Activities Supervisory Authority (SZTFH) has announced that the turnover of the legal gambling market in Hungary has increased.

The SZTFH and its predecessor have been blocking illegal gambling websites since 2014, preventing them from being accessible to Hungarian players. Thanks to the more than two thousand blockings ordered so far in 2024 and 2025, the traffic and turnover of the legal market is sharply increasing compared to the total market, which can be considered a significant improvement compared to the illegal market presence in previous years.

One of the main goals of the SZTFH is to take action against websites offering illegal online gambling that are not licensed in Hungary and the prohibited advertising sites that promote them, and to whitewash the Hungarian online gambling market. In the past two years, several legislative changes have come into force that have resulted in the acceleration and extension of the blocking procedure to advertising and contributing sites, and have created the opportunity to track and immediately block illegal sites that are constantly jumping to new domain names every day in order to evade the authority’s measures. Thanks to the change in the legal environment and the intensive action of the Authority, the number of visits to illegal gambling sites has now decreased significantly.

In the case of services offered by organisers who are not licensed to organise gambling in Hungary, the Authority has no possibility to oblige the gambling organiser to comply with the guarantee rules protecting the interests of the players, and the claim for the payment of the prize cannot be enforced before a Hungarian court. Gambling organisers who are not licensed by the Authority also violate the interests of the Hungarian State in the economic activity of organising and operating gambling. In addition to the above, by not joining the player protection register kept by the Authority, which prevents players who have been excluded from gambling voluntarily or by a court from participating in gambling, they also constitute an obstacle to the effective enforcement of goals related to player protection.

The SZTFH is committed to the elimination of illegal gambling and the whitening and increasing the competitiveness of the Hungarian gambling market in order to protect the interests of Hungarian players, and therefore will continue its intensive blocking activities with great effort and the use of innovative solutions in the future. Players can find out about the gambling organizers licensed in Hungary and the illegal sites blocked by the Authority on the Authority’s website.

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