Germany’s online casino crackdown has extended its reach to the nation’s football teams and their sports betting sponsors. On Friday, German media suggested that the ministry of the interior for the accompaniment of Baden-Würtemberg had written a letter to the German football association DFB cogent subject that the DFB’s sponsor, Sports Betting GVC backing’ Bwin sports betting company, changed into offering playing products which are unlawful below German legislations. The letter, which changed into issued with the assist of the different German lander states, brought up that Bwin offers "online casino and slot games" apart from its mainstay sports betting artefact.

The ministry mentioned that German legislation "leaves no allowance for doubt about the illegality of such offers" and warns that if adjustments aren’t imminent, "there is a risk that the promoting of Bwin is illegitimate altogether." The letter units up a captivating video game of chook. If German authorities prove inquisitive about enforcing their sponsorship angle, Sports Betting German broadcasters can be prohibited from airing soccer fits through which the logos of Bwin or other German online gambling operators — corresponding to Tipico, which sponsors the Bundesliga DFL and teams like Bayern Munich – are visible.