Until now, the gambling offer on board airplanes has generally been very sparse. A new collaboration between the gambling provider DraftKings and Delta Airlines could change this situation, at least on some routes. Various games of chance could soon be available on certain aircraft.
Christian_1994
Berlin has really done it: the amusement tax that arcade operators have to pay to the tax authorities for their offers has been raised from 20 to 25 percent, i.e. by a whole 5 percentage points. There has been an outcry in the industry (which has been ongoing for weeks): insiders have issued warnings about an "absurd policy", fearing a "severe setback in the fight against rampant illegal gambling" and predicting far-reaching risks of insolvency. There is even a suggestion that the tax increase could be compensated for by charging entry fees for gambling tickets!
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Paris is world-famous for the Moulin Rouge, the glamorous cabaret, the Eiffel Tower light show, the creative street performers in Montmartre or the iconic theaters of the Opéra Garnier. These sights are an expression of the cultural openness of a city that is always at the forefront of art and entertainment. When it comes to gambling, however, the city is no joke. In fact, casinos have long been banned - and now even the so-called gambling clubs may have to close. Would it be conceivable to make Berlin gambling-free too?
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There is never a dull moment in German amusement arcades. If you take a look at the local press, you will be confronted with robberies, break-ins and rowdy customers on an almost daily basis. In today's article, we have summarized in a nutshell what can happen in amusement arcades in a single week.
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An amusement arcade is a business whose opening or management requires many general to-dos and must-haves, but also has some special requirements. In principle, almost anyone can start such a gaming operation. The model may initially appear simple and naturally very lucrative. However, there is ultimately much more to it than simply setting up a few machines and making the cash register ring.
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An interesting question that many a player is sure to have asked themselves is whether there are more ATMs or slot machines in Germany. The fact is that the number of both machines has decreased noticeably in recent years. But how many of which machines are there currently in Germany?
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Year after year, many players ask themselves whether casinos and gambling halls are open at Christmas. Just a few days ago, the German Gambling Authority pointed out that the Christmas holidays can have an impact on gambling behavior. We have researched the current casino opening times for Christmas 2024 and present them in today's article.
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There is an amusement arcade in Frankfurt am Main that is only around 100 metres away from a primary school. Although the city would like to see this arcade disappear, it does not have the legal means to do so. Elsewhere, however, it is sometimes easier for cities to force amusement arcades and betting shops to give up by revoking their operating licences with reference to distance regulations.
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Taxes on games of chance are not only a perennial topic of contention among gamblers. The providers of such services also have their burdens with the German tax authorities. Stationary gaming arcades and all others that set up machines in public spaces have to pay a specific amusement tax. This is now to be raised in Frankfurt from 5.5 per cent (which is actually very moderate by comparison) to 7.5 per cent. The operators went on the barricades. The city showed no understanding.
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There are numerous casinos in Europe that can look back on a long history but still keep their finger on the pulse of the times. The Grand Casino Baden in the eponymous town in the Swiss canton of Aargau is undoubtedly one of the best-known representatives of this genre in the German-speaking world. It is about to celebrate an important anniversary. However, there is a serious structural problem: the ceiling in the listed Kursaal building is in danger of collapsing and cannot be replaced without further ado.
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Illegal gambling seems to be practically omnipresent. There are heaps of unregulated casinos or betting providers on the Internet - and in the real world, too, new reports of shady sports matches, casinos operating in the black or manipulated gambling are published almost daily. The police in Frankfurt am Main recently launched a special operation in response to the increasing number of unauthorised gaming machines in the city. They destroyed no fewer than 45 of these hacked machines to send out a clear signal.
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Spielbank Berlin celebrated its 26th birthday on 2 October 2024 in its main building on Potsdamer Platz. Under the motto ‘Good luck on your birthday’, the traditional casino invited guests to the big celebrations. But how attractive is the Potsdamer Platz location after more than 25 years?
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Gambling regulations in Germany are anything but easy to keep track of - and sometimes even legislators only seem to realise in retrospect that certain decisions are not entirely consistent. A case in point is the absolute smoking ban in gambling halls in Saarland. In contrast to these establishments, casinos here are allowed to have special smoking rooms, which prompted a casino operator to lodge a complaint. Following the legal ruling in favour of the plaintiff, a transitional solution has now actually been decided for all stationary slot machine providers in the state.
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The fact that tobacco smoke can be unhealthy not only for active smokers, but also for people in their immediate vicinity seems to be sufficiently proven. This is why smoking in public places is now completely banned almost everywhere in Germany. The so-called adjoining room exception can be used as a loophole in some federal states - including Saarland. However, as the local gaming arcades were excluded from this by the new gaming arcade law, one operator took legal action and was proved right. However, the Automaten-Verband-Saar warns against jumping to conclusions.
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Almost every second adult in the United States has visited a casino at least once in the past year. This is the result of an analysis by the American Gaming Association (AGA). But what are the reasons for the high popularity of terrestrial gaming centres in the USA?
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