德国法院支持赌徒向博彩公司索赔在线赌博非法运营期间的损失12。遵循欧洲法院的裁决，德国各级法院陆续做出有利于赌徒的判决12。其中，斯图加特高等地区法院支持一名巴登-符腾堡州诉讼者向持有马耳他许可证的博彩公司Tipico Games索赔约10,000欧元，该金额系诉讼者在2020年至2022年间的赌博损失1。该案已上诉至德国最高民事法院，预计将在2027年1月做出最终裁决1。
德国在2008年至2021年期间禁止在线赌博，但许多运营商因持有其他欧盟国家的许可证而继续在德国境内运营2。欧洲法院在2026年4月的裁决中确认，欧盟法律不排除成员国禁止某些服务的权利12。德国最高民事法院在2026年9月中旬进行了初步言词辩论，接受了原告的关键主张2。律师正在集结客户准备大规模集体诉讼，预计数千名赌徒可能提起民事诉讼2。
律师托马斯·邓希海姆表示，"摆锤越来越倾向消费者。就像美国一样——我们看到了像大众柴油门诉讼这样的群众性现象"1。心理学家托比亚斯·海耶指出，在线赌博具有四大风险特征：匿名性、全天候可用性、无摩擦交易和高频游戏1。
German courts have aligned with European Court rulings to determine that gamblers can claim compensation from betting companies for losses incurred during the period when online gambling operated illegally in the country 12. A series of regional, federal, and European-level court decisions have supported gamblers' claims, with Stuttgart's Higher Regional Court backing one claimant from Baden-Württemberg seeking approximately €10,000 ($11,200) in damages from Malta-based operator Tipico Games for losses sustained between 2020 and 2022 12. The case has been escalated to Germany's highest civil court, where a preliminary hearing took place in mid-September 2026, with a final decision expected in January 2027 12.
The legal landscape shifted when the European Court ruled in April 2026 that EU law does not prevent member states from prohibiting certain services and imposing civil law consequences for such bans 12. Germany maintained an online gambling prohibition from 2008 to 2021 12, though many operators continued offering services by holding licenses from other EU member states 2. Legal experts anticipate this ruling could enable thousands of German gamblers to pursue civil litigation for their losses 2. Attorney Thomas Dünkheim commented that the legal momentum is increasingly favoring consumers, drawing parallels to mass litigation phenomena like the Volkswagen diesel scandal in the United States 1.
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