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Raid in the Groß-Gerau district: Illegal gambling on a large scale uncovered!
Groß-Gerau: Police uncover illegal gambling. 200 emergency services checked 65 facilities and 398 people were checked.
Raid in the Groß-Gerau district: Illegal gambling on a large scale uncovered!
On Wednesday evening, August 27, 2025, a large operation in the Groß-Gerau district caused a stir. Around 200 emergency services from the police, the main customs office and other authorities combed a total of 65 locations, including arcades, kiosks and shisha bars. The goal: to uncover illegal gambling. The focus was on 398 people, and the results could hardly be clearer. Loud Bild.de Several investigations were initiated. Four of them for illicit gambling, one for engaging in illicit gambling.
A particularly bold case was discovered in Nauheim; There the investigators confiscated an illegal slot machine that had grossed over 100,000 euros in the past few months. That's a tidy sum for such a black machine! And that's not all: Serious violations of the weapons law, the residence law and the tobacco tax law were found everywhere in Groß-Gerau. The operators face fines of over 30,000 euros.
Results of the controls
This was no easy feat for the gaming authority. In the overview, the controls showed tanto violations such as:
- 103 nach der Spielverordnung
- 11 nach dem Glücksspielstaatsvertrag
- 53 nach dem Hessischen Spielhallengesetz
- 10 gewerberechtliche Verstöße
- 3 bauliche Verstöße
- 4 Pfandkennzeichnungsverstöße
- 6 sonstige Verstöße
In two restaurants in particular, officers were able to discover an unauthorized structural passageway that led to the installation of four slot machines. Due to serious structural defects, one of the locations was immediately closed while the other is being further analyzed.
In addition, a company without staff was uncovered in Gernsheim, and further measures in Ginsheim-Gustavsburg also identified a person engaged in illegal prostitution and a violation of cash management.
A look at the market
The gambling supervisory authorities in Germany are constantly changing. Research and statistics have been reported repeatedly over the last few years. Loud Gambling Authority.de There are always new studies on the economic analysis of the German gambling market. Among other things, the behavior of the players is recorded and strategies for player protection are evaluated.
All of this is directly related to the investigation and combating of illegal gambling activities. The Gambling Atlas Germany 2023 illustrates the ongoing challenges and the need for action in this area.
The extensive inspection did not go smoothly. In Mörfelden-Walldorf, for example, five illegal slot machines and 7,600 euros were confiscated, and ten kilograms of untaxed shisha tobacco also ended up on the investigators' table.
It seems as if the spiral of illegal gambling is more extensive than expected. With every step further it becomes clear that the authorities will continue to have a lot of work to do in the future to regulate gambling and offer players protection, as stated by FNP.de reported.