Tag Archives: Baden-Württemberg
Germany – Baden-Württembergisch casino revenues down at €46.8m for the year
The three casinos in the German state of Baden-Württemberg have recorded severe losses in 2021 as a result of the corona pandemic. Gross gaming Revenues came in at €46.8m after €67.99m in 2020. The venues in Stuttgart, Constance and Baden-Baden were closed from October 2020 to 15 June 2021, said Otto Wulferding, Managing Director of Baden-Württembergische Spielbanken….
Germany – Baden-Württemberg makes rulings in German arcade case
The Administrative Court of Baden-Württemberg has made an ‘incontestable decision’ on the location on gambling halls in the state and also the licences they are required to have. With the entry into force of the Baden-Württemberg State Gaming Act (LGlüG) in 2012, gambling halls require a further license under the LGlüG in addition to their…
Germany – Lawyers open emergency hotline for arcades in Baden-Württemberg
Lawyers working in the gambling sector in Baden-Württemberg in Southwest Germany are warning that the existence of 100s of arcade employees and businesses is on the brink of disaster following the unregulated situation in the state caused by the legislature. Lawyer Mirko Benesch of Benesch & Partner Attorneys at Law said: “As of June 30,…
Germany – Petition against minimum distance laws in Baden-Württemberg attracts 5,000 signatures
More than 5,000 names have given their support to the petition for fair state gambling law in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. The petition, started by the vending machine industry, will be sent to the Baden-Württemberg state parliament, demanding a fair state gambling law. At the same time, it is opposed to the threatened mass…
Germany – Black market could have a ‘free run’ in Germany, warns DAW
With up to 80 per cent of the arcade licenses in Baden-Württemberg threatened with closure, the German slot machine industry is looking to the future with concern as 8,000 jobs in the country are ‘acutely at risk.’ New minimum distance laws keeping a 500m distance between state-licensed gambling halls and children’s and youth facilities. While…
Germany – Baden-Württemberg rejects request from arcade operator to stay open
The Administrative Court of Baden-Württemberg (VGH) in Germany has rejected an urgent application by an arcade operator of three amusement arcades in Baden-Württemberg who claimed the closure of its operations were illegal due to the Corona Regulation. The arcade operator had argued that the lock down laws were only applicable if a suspected infection had…
