The new gambling contract has several objectives:
First of all, the countries want to curb the booming gray and black market in online gambling, which is shaped by foreign companies beyond the reach of german authorities.
Secondly, player protection and addiction prevention are to be intensified: Registration via a player file is to ensure that no more than 1,000 euros can be gambled per month in online casinos and with sports betting - conspicuous players would be detected and possibly blocked by an early warning system. Parallel games with several providers at the same time should no longer be possible. This inevitably presupposes that all bets and bets are documented precisely and without gaps.
The regulation also ensures that tax revenues in the millions will be remain in the country - so far, Malta, Gibraltar, Cyprus and some Caribbean islands in particular have benefited from gambling by german players.
Meanwhile, the multi-billion dollar sports betting industry, which has so far hardly been subject to advertising restrictions and is courting customers with celebrities such as Oliver Kahn, is on alert. Because the 1,000 euro limit would also apply to this segment. Especially for the particularly popular live bets, there should be restrictions in the future, for example to prevent manipulation. In this case, sports clubs fear sponsorship revenues: providers such as Bwin or Tipico are advertising partners of several Bundesliga clubs, including FC Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund.
During the day there should be a gambling ban on TV, radio and on the Internet - only spots would be allowed during the day and night. A time window between 9 pm and 6 am is currently being discussed.
I would continue but that's only my opinion. My biggest concern is the limitation for €1.000!