In Salzburg should that small game of chance in the future allowed become. It was agreed with the coalition partner ÖVP to legalize slot machine gambling LHStv. Marlene Svazek (FPÖ) quoted in the Wednesday edition of the “Salzburger Nachrichten” (SN). The Salzburg state government wants to orientate itself on the Upper Austria model. The plan is to develop a first draft law by the end of the year.
So far, illegal gambling has continued in Salzburg Raids can’t get it under control. “We have no control over youth protection and player protection. There are no measures here, including player registration or bans,” explained Svazek. The aim is to consistently put a stop to the operators of illegal bars. “If you legalize that, you take away their business basis.”
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In October the Financial police In the city of Salzburg, 67 illegal gaming machines were confiscated in ten illegal establishments. The bars were disguised as wine bars, betting shops or cosmetic studios. The last raids had shown that this was a complex but only slightly deterrent measure, said the deputy state governor responsible for the department.
Increasing player protection
The illegal game is so lucrative that it won’t go away. Confiscated devices – according to the Ministry of Finance, there were 187 gaming machines in Salzburg this year – would be replaced with new machines immediately afterwards. “To believe that this will stop at some point is naive.”
2023-11-15 09:55:25
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