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Merkur games are expected to be shut down for German players from Monday until...
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I don't think so. Each of us would look for other options. Then it just goes back to the gambling houses, pubs, takeaways, gas stations, etc. And anyone who earns less than 1% of the population will be just as likely to lose their fortune there. Anyone who really has problematic or addictive gambling behavior will look for other options. How fast is an average or above average salary gambled away at gastro or gambling machines? 500€ or more average loss per day is also easily possible there. 10.gambling away € 000 - € 20,000 per month is no problem at all, and you don't have to make much of an effort to do so. Loss possibilities are high, but the prospect of a really high profit is also not given. Unfortunately, this does not deter gambling addicts. I used to get through my salary in 2 days in the gambling house. If I won, it was gone in 3 or 4 days.
It would only be nice if gambling were completely banned or if the online gambling market were completely legalized and properly regulated with a central blocking system for German players. Even a complete ban would probably not protect the hardcore gambling addicts properly, as they would then really play somewhere illegally or play in Curacao casinos with Bitcoins. But a complete ban would at least greatly reduce new cases.
But a complete ban will never come, because they would be against the state and also against the interests of the two big gambling companies (Gauselmann & Novomatic), which have a strong lobby in Germany.
Gauselmann finds it relatively easy to withdraw, as Merkur games are probably among the worst implemented slot games in online casinos. I can't think of any technically worse slots off the top of my head and I think everyone here in the forum will hardly play Merkur online anymore because of that. Thus, the monopolists in Germany (Merkur & Novomatic) no longer have to face foreign competition. Both game developers have little chance of great success abroad and are only noticed on the sidelines. Merkur is virtually not noticed at all.
A ban on online gambling implemented in practice would probably be the worst case scenario from the point of view of almost all players. The best thing would be legalization and clever regulation!
One could, for example, require Online Casinos to verify German players at the time of registration. You could set up a central blocking system that prevents blocked or underage players from registering anywhere.
Sure, it certainly wouldn't do GambleJoe any good at first. But if you put work into it, GJ can be set up internationally and maybe it would even do GJ good financially in the long run. Since we also have other projects, it would be hard for us in the short term, but not threatening our existence and therefore not so bad for us from this point of view.
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GambleJoe, however, will survive any crisis in the industry well - I'm sure of it!
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"Gauselmann finds it relatively easy to withdraw, as the Merkur games are probably among the worst implemented slot games in online casinos. I can't think of any technically worse slots off the top of my head and I think everyone here in the forum will hardly ever play Merkur online because of this. Thus, the monopolists in Germany (Merkur & Novomatic) no longer have to face foreign competition. Both game developers have little chance of great success abroad and are only noticed on the sidelines if at all. Merkur is virtually not noticed at all."
Personally, I don't care how the games are implemented, they should bring me money. And Merkur I play unfortunately only since 3 months...But there I can win with small stakes, quite a lot. The games that are beautifully designed are of little use to me if they ultimately only rob me of my money, but do not bring any wins...If Merkur really disappears from the online market, that would be hard for me. I will never enter an arcade, I have never....
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Bullshit. Where there is money to be made, nothing is ever changed against it
LG JoKer
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aha then tell me how much the German state gets from StarGames in taxes?
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