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Germany has a dense network of local addiction counselling centres (Suchtberatungsstellen), most run by charities and funded by the states, and many offer free, confidential gambling counselling without referral. Nationally, the federal public health institute BIÖG (formerly BZgA, renamed in 2025) runs a free gambling helpline and the self-help platform check-dein-spiel.de. Several states run their own coordination offices for gambling addiction with specialist services, including a Turkish-language helpline. Outpatient and inpatient treatment is usually covered by health or pension insurance. Self-help groups, including Anonyme Spieler (Gamblers Anonymous), meet in many cities, and debt counselling (Schuldnerberatung) is available free through charities and local authorities.
BIÖG gambling helpline (Telefonberatung zur Glücksspielsucht) 0800 1 37 27 00
Free national telephone counselling for people who gamble and their relatives, run by the Federal Institute for Public Health (BIÖG). Can refer you to local services.
Official site (type it in): check-dein-spiel.de
Free counselling in Turkish run by the Bavarian state office for gambling addiction and the NRW coordination office.
Mon 6–8pm, Tue 8–10pm
The national exclusion register for online and land-based gambling, run by the regional authority in Darmstadt, Hesse.
Official site (type it in): rp-darmstadt.hessen.de
Professional association of gambling addiction services; publishes directories of counselling centres and clinics.
Official site (type it in): gluecksspielsucht.de
Self-help meetings for people with gambling problems in cities across Germany.
Joint gambling authority of the states. Its official whitelist shows which online operators are licensed.
Official site (type it in): gluecksspiel-behoerde.de
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