Germany is one of the countries where online sports betting is completely legal. However, it wasn't always that way. In October 2011, the Interstate Treaty on Gambling was passed. The law permitted 20 sportsbooks to apply for online betting licenses.

In Germany, copyright violations are illegal in general; streaming content is no exception. 123movies, 0gomovies or similar sites that violate copyright laws are examples of illegal streaming sites in Germany. However, services like Netflix, Amazon Prime, Twitch, and YouTube are completely legal.

In 2024, Apple announced that as of September, it would only allow gambling apps native to iOS to be hosted in its App Store. This change was due to the fact that many gambling apps were 'container' apps, as they essentially repackaged their websites into apps, which was easier for developers to maintain.