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Security report for merkur-spielhalle.de

MERKUR Casino · Hospitality · Germany

Partial score · DNS & email only

75/100

0–100, higher is better. How it is calculated

MERKUR Casino operates over 350 modern gaming halls primarily in Germany and eight other European countries, positioning itself as a market leader in the gambling and hospitality sector. The website serves as a portal for information about their locations, games, prevention measures, career opportunities, and corporate information. The business model focuses on physical gaming halls with strong regulatory compliance, including age verification and prevention information. The parent company is the Gauselmann Group, a well-established entity in the industry. Technically, the website employs a modern tech stack including jQuery, Bootstrap, Font Awesome, and integrates Usercentrics for GDPR-compliant cookie consent and Matomo for analytics. The site is mobile-optimized with good navigation and SEO practices. Hosting details are not explicit but the domain and name servers indicate stable professional hosting. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and uses a consent management platform, but lacks explicit published security policies or incident response contacts. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. The site does not use privacy protection on WHOIS, enhancing trustworthiness. The gambling nature requires adult content warnings and age verification, which are implemented. Overall, the website is professional, secure, and compliant with privacy regulations, serving a mature audience in the gambling sector. Recommendations include publishing explicit security policies, adding security headers, and implementing a vulnerability disclosure mechanism to further enhance security posture.

Scanned

3 of 7 checks could not complete. The site may be unreachable or blocking automated scans, so the results below cover only what could be checked. Try a rescan later.

NIS2 and GDPR posture

NIS2 outside view
Not assessed
GDPR outside view
Not assessed

Both readouts depend on the site's pages, which could not be loaded in this scan.

Priority findings

1 finding rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. SSL/TLS

    TLS encrypts the connection and proves the site is really yours. Weak or expiring certificates trigger browser warnings and put traffic at risk.

    • High

      Weak Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1

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Results by check

Each check with its score, findings and the evidence it collected.

How this score is calculated

The security score runs 0–100, higher is better. It is the plain average of the security checks that completed in this scan, each counted equally. A check that could not run is left out: it counts neither as a pass nor as a fail.

Counted in this score

SSL/TLS
62
Email security
70
DNS health
70
Network security
100
Average
76
After the cap
75

Not counted

  • Security headers: did not complete in this scan.
  • GDPR outside view: did not complete in this scan.
  • NIS2 outside view: Re-weights evidence from the TLS, email, DNS, network and hygiene checks, so counting it would count that evidence twice. Shown on its own.
  • OffSeq Observations: An AI reading of the site, useful context but not reproducible evidence. Shown on its own.

Findings that cap the score at 49

Each of these is serious on its own, so while any is present the site cannot rate better than high risk, however good the other checks are.

  • The certificate is not trusted by browsers
  • The website is not served over HTTPS
  • A database, remote desktop, file-sharing or Telnet service is reachable from the internet
  • The page loads a script from a compromised source
  • The domain registration has expired
  • SPF authorises every server to send mail as the domain

Partial scans

When the site blocks Guard or most checks cannot run, the score covers only the checks that ran (usually DNS and email), is capped at 75 and is shown as partial, without a risk level.

Risk levels

  • Critical0–25
  • High26–49
  • Medium50–75
  • Low76–100

Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

MERKUR Casino holds a strong market position as a leader in the German gambling hall sector with expansion into other European countries. Their competitive advantage lies in their extensive network of over 350 locations and a reputable parent company, Gauselmann Group. Revenue streams are primarily from physical gaming halls and related services. The target customers are adults interested in regulated gambling. The company maintains a professional online presence with career portals and prevention information, indicating a responsible business approach. Partnerships with related domains like meingewinn.de and merkur-gastro.de support their ecosystem. Growth indicators include new game releases and international expansion. The company emphasizes compliance and social responsibility.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with enforced HTTPS, GDPR-compliant cookie consent via Usercentrics, and self-hosted Matomo analytics minimizing third-party data exposure. No security.txt or explicit incident response policies are published, representing a gap in transparency. No vulnerable libraries or exposed sensitive data were found. The site uses modern frameworks but could improve by adding security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options. The presence of an age verification modal aligns with regulatory requirements for gambling. Overall, the security posture is good but can be enhanced with formal policies and additional technical controls.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a security policy and incident response plan accessible on the website.
  2. Implement and expose a security.txt file to facilitate vulnerability reporting.
  3. Add HTTP security headers like Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  4. Conduct regular audits of third-party scripts and libraries to mitigate vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance accessibility features to improve compliance and user experience.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
MERKUR Casino
Description
MERKUR Casino ist heute mit seinen über 350 modernen Spielstätten Marktführer in Deutschland und darüber hinaus in acht weiteren europäischen Ländern aktiv.
Key services
Spielstätten (gaming halls), Customer service, Prevention information, Career opportunities
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, Bootstrap, Font Awesome, Usercentrics CMP, Matomo Analytics, JW Player
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent management
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo (self-hosted)
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo
Marketing tools
Usercentrics CMP
Transparency
good

Site quality

Design
good
User experience
good
Content relevance
good
Navigation
good
Professionalism
good
Trustworthiness
high

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges.
  2. Content is primarily in German targeting adult users interested in gambling.
  3. Strong compliance with GDPR via Usercentrics CMP.
  4. No direct email or phone contact found in main HTML; contact form likely on contact page.
  5. No explicit security or incident response policies published.
  6. Use of modern web technologies and analytics tools.
  7. Social media presence on major platforms.
  8. Age verification modal present indicating compliance with gambling regulations.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a custom CMS likely developed by Gauselmann, leveraging Bootstrap for responsive design and jQuery for interactivity. Font Awesome provides iconography. Usercentrics CMP manages cookie consent, ensuring GDPR compliance. Matomo analytics is self-hosted, reducing privacy risks associated with third-party trackers. JW Player is included for media content. The site loads external CSS and JS from styles.gauselmann.com, indicating centralized asset management. Performance is moderate with room for optimization. Mobile optimization is good, but accessibility is basic and could be improved. SEO is well addressed with meta tags and structured navigation. No CMS like WordPress or Drupal detected, reducing common CMS vulnerabilities.
Standards and sources

Reference chips under each finding point to the standard, regulation or specification the finding relates to. They are taken from the official datasets below and mapped conservatively: a finding with no defensible link shows none. NIS2 and GDPR references mark where a finding is relevant evidence, not a compliance verdict. Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690 binds digital infrastructure and digital service providers; for other entities it is the most detailed public reading of the Article 21 measures. WCAG, EN 301 549, European Accessibility Act and Web Accessibility Directive references name the requirement an automated accessibility rule relates to; they are not a conformance verdict.

Retrieved 2026-10-25

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