Germany’s centralized self-exclusion system, OASIS, has demonstrated the sheer scale of the nation’s regulatory oversight, processing more than 5.2 billion player queries throughout 2025.
The Regional Council of Darmstadt, which manages the registry, released these figures on February 12, 2026, highlighting the system’s role as the backbone of German player protection.
A Massive Infrastructure for Player Safety
In Germany, licensed operators are legally required to verify every player’s status against OASIS before permitting any gambling activity, whether online or at one of the 41,000 physical locations nationwide. The registry currently holds approximately 367,000 active bans.
“The volume of queries shows the scale of OASIS as part of Germany’s compliance and player-protection setup,” the Council stated in its 2025 update.
The system integrates data from roughly 9,000 operators, covering casinos, arcades, and sports betting shops. During 2025 alone, the authority processed 60,000 new exclusion requests, aided by a 2024 shift to a fully digital, paperless application process developed in coordination with the federal regulator, the GGL.
The 2026 Treaty Review
This data arrives ahead of the critical 2026 review of the Interstate Gambling Treaty. Stakeholders are expected to debate whether the current level of onboarding friction is effectively channeling players to legal markets or inadvertently pushing them toward unregulated alternatives. For now, Darmstadt remains committed to reinforcing OASIS as a premier tool for addiction prevention.
