New gambling law further in criticism - Bautzener messenger

Since the 1.July 2021 is the new Gaming State Treaty.Behind the bulky name is a law that makes gambling on the Internet legal.Before the law, all online casinos in the statutory gray area were moving.The operators worked with foreign licenses, which should now be regulated with the new law.The law was and is criticized because many details are missing and the deposit limit with 1.000 euros per month is far too high.

Why is online gambling so dangerous?

In the online gambling game, two addictive components meet.On the one hand the internet.Available at any time with a cell phone or computer, which is why there are no limiting factors such as opening times or Sundays and public holidays.Together with the game of chance, a combination that many of those who are at risk of addiction cannot resist.Young men are particularly affected.They escape reality by playing real money on the Internet and often entering high play debts.Saving is used up, the wages are already on 1.of the month away and the credit card is exhausted.Due to the simple type of quick transfer, which sometimes appears on the game account within a few minutes, you can quickly lose control.

Saxony-Anhalt special role

With just a few clicks, you can lose a lot of money with just a few clicks.Often there is no connection to the lost money, since it is only displayed in numbers on the screen and the playful amount can be underestimated. Aufgrund dieser Tatsache war das Online-Glücksspiel in Deutschland, mit Ausnahme von Schleswig-Holstein, illegal.However, operators of online casinos took advantage of the unclear legal situation and offered their platforms with foreign licenses.This led to a non -regulated black market in which other countries earned taxes.In order to be able to regulate this market, it had to be legalized and checked with the help of German licenses.

Aufgrund der Tatsache, dass das vorher illegale Online-Glücksspiel nun legal werden soll, nahm die SPD-Fraktion des Landesparlaments von Sachsen-Anhalt zunächst Abstand vom Gesetz.The law was not yet mature enough for the SPD parliamentary group and they wanted a new negotiation.In the end, the law nevertheless came into force.The planned control point, which is intended to ensure that the regulations that are associated with the licenses, are also adhered to in Saxony-Anhalt.

Regulation at any price

Since the black market for online casinos grew more and more, the law was prepared.In addition, additional tax revenue should be generated for the state.There are restrictions, for example, in the games offered.Roulette and other popular gambling like Blackjack are prohibited due to manipulability.The regulation follows the sports betting with the allocation of licenses, in which this practice has been successfully used for a long time.A maximum of one euro may be used per round.This small stone set chosen is deliberately kept so low to minimize the risk.

The deposit limit per month is 1.000 euros scheduled.This amount is viewed by experts and can be easily avoided by creating several accounts. Dennoch hatten die Regelungen einen direkten Einfluss auf den Glücksspielmarkt in Deutschland, denn immer mehr sogenannte Casinos ohne Limit gehen seitdem in Deutschland auf Kundenjagd, um den Spielern in Deutschland ein attraktiveres Spielerlebnis anzubieten.These are foreign providers with gambling licenses from Malta or from Caribbean states.

The existing blocking file for arcades should be expanded to play on the Internet.In this way, online casinos should also be obliged not to let players play or report players with game problems.How this should be controlled does not show from the law.An overwhelming of the new control point is feared.The blocking file is also criticized, since the participation of the arcades is not mandatory and it can therefore be easily avoided or not used in many casinos.

Advice center for game addicts

It is also planned to create a new advice center for players who are urgently needed and will be advisable and helping at a total of five locations.These locations are to be distributed to Saxony-Anhalt in order to create a nationwide consulting network.Much in connection with the advice centers is still unclear.Nothing has happened yet.

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