The crisis has reached a long time the German casinos. Newly published figures are worse than expected. Since the founding of Germany’s first casino in 1748 it stood at the German gambling has never been as bad as in recent years. “Since 2008, sales declined by 32 percent,” says Reeckmann Martin, spokesman for the Federation of private casinos in Germany. “Even countries that are on sales – not cash in on the profits of banks from 25 to 90 percent in taxes, slowly, thoughtfully.” Says Reeckmann.
The signs of crisis are deutschlich, the Saxony-Anhalt has been playing the first of January is no longer in great casino game. With an annual 1.5 million euros, the country had to subsidize the casinos. Therefore, the gambling proceeds were to a consortium of companies based in Cyprus.
The casinos of Bupris not, however, have such good chances of survival. “If the legislation is not changed, and all gambling providers are treated equally, it looks grim for the casinos.” Said Reeckmann. According Reeckmann the Interstate Treaty and non-smoker protection law is to blame for the crisis in casinos. It was a distortion of competition. The casinos themselves would have the users of the card slot areas controlled by drug prevention programs to develop to guarantee the protection of non smokers and if necessary lock striking players.
Although the addiction rate for pure slot machine players is much higher than in the Casinogangern would not expect all this from arcade operators around the corner. “That surprised,” complains Reeckmann. The excluded at the casinos guests play happily continue in the arcades: “Our ban leads to repression. We now have less control in terms of gambling addiction than before.”
Reeckmann also says that being totally unbalanced taxation. “The casinos pay through their taxes to the country many times of what casinos have to fork out.” Of these, only an entertainment tax is required. The problem was nearly solved when all gambling establishments would have to pay the same tax rate. The chances that the changes are bad.
“More probable is that the state charges and maintains the highest bidder casinos sold. This then would be the end of the German gaming culture.” Reeckmann so frustrated.
Casinos Saxony-Anhalt
In Saxony Anhalt, the closure of casinos has been averted. Forever is now the sunken dramatically because Einnhamen by the Home Office earlier this year decided casino sales in the bag. The feared forced closure is made thus. The investor group Sybilgroub remained as the last of 5 prospects. The transaction has also agreed to the Cabinet, which would be the last hurdle for the sale remove.
The Cabinet followed the proposal of the Finance Minister Jens Bullerjahn, already last week suggested that the casinos in Magdeburg, Halle and Werningerorde the Cypriot Sybilgroup sell. The Cabinet gave its consent on the condition that existing jobs for the next few years were secured.
Were it even the slightest inconsistency in the implementation of the business, the casinos would close its doors early next year, a government spokeswoman. So far, no firm date for signing the contract was announced. For the required financial obligations must Sybilgroub now until 22 December provide a guarantee. For just one million euros, the three casinos to go over the table, just at a ridiculous price. Alone, the value of the casinos in Magdeburg was estimated three years ago to 2.3 million.
In addition, the group of investors had expressed interest in Cyprus, in Vockerode in Wittenberg district for about 300 million euros a “want to build Las Vegas of the East” to. A casino, shopping mall and a hotel will join the ambitious project. A spokesman for the Sybilgroup informed, however, that this is only feasible if the country lowers the casino tax from 50 percent to 40 percent. The diet will not now depart from the 50 percent who had Bullerjahn mittgeilt however, that he wants to bring parliament closer to the cut anyway. The crucial point, however, could be the size of the investment, the minister said.