A new game banking law has been planned for a long time. Now the Ministry of Interior from NRW has adopted a draft, which should support a privatization of the four game banks of the federal state. A private investor is intended to buy the state casinos in Bad Oeynhausen, Dortmund, Duisburg and Aachen, which are currently led by the Society of West Gaming in a jolt.
Private monopoly has been planned for years
Since 2012, this applies GameBanking in NRW. A new draft on the basis of the law should make a privatization of the state playbanks possible.
Why make a monopoly?
The reason for this is a decline in the number of players and the associated economic damage of the state. Just between 2007 and 2012, the number of players dropped dramatically. The main reason for this is the strong increase Best Casino Offer accepted.
In 2018, West Game was a very successful year, so the owners, but still held in privatization. Lutz Läusämpfer - Minister of Finance - also declared that gambling is not the task of government. With the aim of transferring state monopoly into a private monopoly, there will be a single owner at current location in NRW.
New owners have option on two additional locations
By law, only four playbanks in NRW are currently admitted. However, the new owner or owner would have the option to open two more locations (Cologne and Dusseldorf). This would be expanded to a maximum of six game banks.There are already clear tendencies. Already four state members from Dusseldorf have spoken out for a new game bench location in Dusseldorf. The casino could strengthen the local economy and also enrich the cultural profile of the city to another point.
Cologne, on the other hand, could not agree with the last negotiations with Westspiel over a new building. Although the city has interest in its own casino, it is not safe with regard to the outer design. A new investor could therefore go back to the negotiations with the city of Cologne.
Who will become new owner of 4/6 game banks?
The tender should take place throughout Europe to the Ministry of the Interior. Interested parties also encounter a strict rules, because safety and maximum players are still standing on the supreme podium of the federal state. Similarly, criminal acts must be demonstrably prevented.Gauselmann did not be averse
The headquarters of the Gauselmann Group is located in the East Westführische Espelkamp and heads ten game banks nationwide. So far, the Gauselmann Group has been publicly expressed to a takeover as the only interested customer.
However, the framework conditions for an application must be received in the company. Otherwise you can also do without it. However, there is no information on the previous framework conditions of the tender.
