Alarming development: Illegal gambling is on the rise
This week, the “superheroes” of the slot machine world – the German Slot Machine Industry (DAW) and the Association of Slot Machine Dealers in Berlin and Eastern Germany (VA) – gathered for an epic “Parliamentary Evening” in Dresden.
There, DAW board spokesman Georg Stecker trumpeted a dramatic warning: Illegal gambling is spreading across the entire country like a contagious disease! The usual suspects were present: members of the Saxon state parliament, representatives of the state government of Saxony and of course the automaton Jedi.
Plug announced:
“The evaluation of the gaming regulations is currently more important than the existence of the universe! A sufficient supply of legal games of chance is the only salvation from the dark power of illegal gambling!”
The slot industry swears that only a colorful bouquet of legal games of chance can protect players from the dark side of power. But meanwhile, the industry in many federal states complains about the strict regulation of arcades like a bunch of spoiled children who don't get enough candy.
Thomas Breitkopf, the slot machine seller and president of the Federal Association of Slot Machine Operators (BA), complained that the blocking time regulation is "as unrealistic as a vacation on Mars" and claimed that it plays into the hands of illegal operators.
In Saxony, the legally required operating hours for arcades are set out in the restaurant regulations, while in the neighboring state of Saxony-Anhalt they are as relaxed as a sunny day in the outdoor pool.
Everyone wants to get involved
Even Armin Schuster, the Minister of State for the Interior in Saxony, tried to be a knight in shining armor and emphasized the importance of legal providers in the fight against the dark empire of illegal gambling. He described the 2021 State Treaty on Gambling as "the great epic of player protection“, but he longed for even more power for gambling supervision.
What exactly this additional power is and how it can be obtained remains a secret that the slot machine association will probably take to the grave. But perhaps the studies currently underway by the Joint Gambling Authority of the States (GGL) will provide the ultimate solution to the riddle of gambling. Until then, may the force be with them!
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