The Regional Court Munich I (LG M\u00fcnchen I) has awarded a sports bettor a repayment claim of EUR 105,501.44. The background was that a licensed provider accepted deposits totalling EUR 152,500 within a single month, although the Interstate Treaty on Gambling (Gl\u00fcStV) provides for a monthly deposit limit of only EUR 1,000. The judgment of 12 June 2026 (case no. 40 O 12906\/25) is particularly relevant for several reasons. Firstly, the court expressly contradicts an earlier decision of the Higher Regional Court of Munich (OLG M\u00fcnchen). Secondly, the decision concerns a legal question that is likely to be finally resolved only by the Federal Court of Justice (BGH). The proceedings were successfully conducted on the claimant’s side by lawyer Cocron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In June 2022, the claimant took part in online sports betting with a provider licensed in Germany. During that month, he paid a total of EUR 152,500 into his player account. This was offset by withdrawals of EUR 45,998.56, resulting in a net loss of EUR 106,501.44. Under Section 6c(1) Gl\u00fcStV 2021, however, the player should not have been allowed to deposit more than EUR 1,000 within a calendar month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to the court’s findings, the provider had neither set up an effective deposit limit nor monitored compliance with the statutory cap. It also failed to check the player’s financial capacity, although this would have been required under Sections 6 and 8a Gl\u00fcStV 2021. In the court’s view, the fact that the provider held a gambling licence did not change this assessment. Even under the terms of the licence granted, an individual increase of the limit would only have been possible up to EUR 30,000. A deposit volume of EUR 152,500 within one month could therefore not have been approved under any circumstances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Regional Court ordered the provider to pay EUR 105,501.44, i.e. the loss above the permissible deposit limit. In addition, there is interest of five percentage points above the respective base rate of the European Central Bank since 25 November 2025. The court also awarded default interest of EUR 24,586.27 for the period from 28 June 2022 to 28 October 2025 as well as pre-trial legal fees of EUR 3,783.01.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At the core of the legal dispute is the question of whether Section 6c Gl\u00fcStV 2021, which sets the monthly deposit limit of EUR 1,000<\/a>, is to be regarded as a so-called protective law within the meaning of Section 823(2) of the German Civil Code (BGB).<\/p>\n\n\n\n