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Deckmann calls for reasonable gambling regulation in Schleswig-Holstein

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Schleswig-Holstein CDU politician Michel Deckmann called for reasonable regulation of legal gambling at an association meeting in Neumünster on 9 November. He said a new gaming ordinance should revisit stakes and minimum playing times, while a cap on amusement tax remained possible; municipalities are currently encouraged to seek 12% of net cash.

Michel Deckmann, the CDU’s gambling policy spokesperson in Schleswig-Holstein’s parliament, called for regulation of legal gambling and said stakes and minimum playing times should be reconsidered under a new gaming ordinance. He spoke at the annual meeting of the Schleswig-Holstein amusement machine association in Neumünster on 9 November.

Deckmann said legal gambling businesses were partners in the fight against illegal gambling and that the legal market needed a relevant share for regulation to function.

Deckmann said the state government had issued guidance calling on municipalities to charge amusement tax at 12% of net cash receipts. Municipalities seeking a higher rate to consolidate their budgets should examine amusement arcade operators’ business tax assessments to establish whether they can afford it, he said. He said continually rising tax rates were unacceptable and that a cap was a last resort, but an option.

Christopher Vogt, leader of the FDP group in Schleswig-Holstein’s parliament, said an evaluation of the gaming ordinance should examine what works and what does not. He said some documentation requirements for medium-sized arcade operators could be removed because, in his view, much of the information was not substantially assessed by the ministry.

Association chair Max Krumme reported progress following talks at municipal level in Reinbek and Neumünster.

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