with multiple other sets of rules along with the above-mentioned tax regime. For better transparency and relevancy to the question, let me shortly list these restrictions below: • Monthly deposit limit of €1,000 • Betting limitation on slots – max €1 per spin • Minimum five second intervals between spins • Prohibition of Autoplay Feature and Progressive Jackpots • Prohibition of table games, live casinos • OASIS – German self-exclusion scheme At NoLimit-Casinos, ISTG 2021 brought a completely new reality to the German gambling market. Yes, online gambling became legal, but it came with a heavy cost – strict regulations, a punitive tax regime, and poor and less rewarding RTPs on casino games. Who will be paying this high price? German punters, of course. Of course, it should not come as a surprise that there is speculation in the local market that German players will look away from German licensed casinos and start looking for alternative foreign casinos. Furthermore, because German punters are considered high-value customers, of course, offshore and independent casinos will gladly welcome them - why not? Now that we have established there is a good chance of German punters fleeing the German market, let us address the elephant in the room – how will the regulator avoid this? Granted, there are certain tools brought by regulations that could tackle this; let us call it a “player spillover effect.” All these tools are related to payments, monitoring sources of income with the ISTG 2021 Manyof these new regulations directly contradicted the intendedgoals of the treaty . . . Therefore,while thegoal of the ISTG2021 was tocorrectprevious discrepancies, thenew lawis commonly referred toas punitive and unconstitutional. 33 G P W A t i m e s . o r g
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