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Hamburg’s Casino Reeperbahn the casino on an anagram date - Players on the automatic roulette games in Dresden’s Prager
celebrated its 20th anniversary in 7/8/87 - in order to bring the Straße casino recorded a series of large wins in a three-week
Casino
August. When it opened, it was a venue luck. From the start, as period from mid-July. Two regular guests both won more than
first in Germany: all the 24 dealers befits the more laid back
Run of luck
21,000 euros on the same day. Not many days later, an occasional
Reeperbahn and croupiers were women - atmosphere in the city, the Casino
celebrates
many of them are still employed Reeperbahn has offered
in Dresden
visitor won more than 20,000 euros and a week after that, a
holidaymaker won more than 19,000 euros. In addition there were
by the casino today. The casino enjoyment without the need for a six further winners of amounts between 10,800 and 11,800 euros.
was owned by John Jahr and tie. In September it is expecting its The run of success on the roulettes was then broken by a woman
Wilfried Achterfeld: they opened 5.5 millionth visitor. who took home more than 29,000 euros on the slot machines.
Union calls
for online
roulette to be
withdrawn
Although its days are undoubtedly numbered already, there is
increasing pressure on Casino Wiesbaden to cease operation of
its online roulette game. Hugh Sorrill reports.
riennevaplus that this offering is against the grounds for its decision, the damaging to the job sible, following the example their model is the best way
GERMANY law for several reasons. The court stated clearly and prospects of its members. of neighbouring Lower forward, holding that the
union claims that operating unquestionably that Casino However, in respect of Wies- Saxony, which has withdrawn correct levels of player pro-
The German casino workers’ the online game is clearly Wiesbaden had offended baden it is pushing at an open the licence it gave the opera- tection can only be achieved
union ver.di has called on the against Constitutional Law - against the terms of its door. There is already a Bill tor of Spielbanken Nieder- by public operators. The
Interior Ministry of the though exactly how, amid the licence in several respects. before the Hessen Parliament sachsen, Casinos Austria German casino operators’
central state of Hessen to increasing and increasingly This made it possible for that will alter the terms of International, to go live with association DeSIA, however,
withdraw the licence for the confused body of opinion, it internet players to play Casino Wiesbaden’s licence a full online casino offering. believes that private opera-
country’s only legal online fails to point out. It also alleges without any limits and for to bring it into line with the While there is concern tors should be allowed to
casino game - a roulette game infringement of European law. them to take part in gaming interstate treaty, which has among all parties about gam- offer online gaming, provided
operated off a live wheel by More specifically, the while they were outside the now been agreed by all states bling on the internet, which they are linked to a real-world
the Casino Wiesbaden - before union cites the case brought state, although both should in Germany. The treaty, which is illegal in Germany except entity, such as a casino, that is
it is forced to by the inter- by the casino against an inter- not have been allowed.” will come into force on in very rare cases such as Wies- properly licensed and taxed.
state treaty. net player in which the High This, adds Stracke, gives January 1, 2008, explicitly baden’s, there is an ever- This is the model that the UK
According to the union’s Court in Koblenz upheld the the state the right to with- bars internet gambling of any widening gap between has now adopted and also the
Bernhard Stracke, in a letter right of the casino to claim draw the licence. kind unless operated as a state different ways of dealing with basis for the Lower Saxony
sent to the minister at the end back money owing on The union’s motives are monopoly. The union would it. Those states that own gam- enterprise, which would have
of July, the overwhelming gaming. “However,” said clear: it believes that encour- like to see the roulette game bling monopolies have per- shown legislators every-
opinion of gaming lawyers is Stracke, “in laying out the agement of online gaming is taken off line as soon as pos- suaded all the others that where what is possible.
Casino Duisburg
Casino Baden
hooks up with hockey
renovations
underway
foxfever newlook as an extension for the
GERMANY AUSTRIA restaurant.”
Once the renovations are
Casino Duisburg, which Casino Baden has just complete, the management
opened in the CityPalais started a 5m-euro renovation will be able to easily cordon
centre in the city in March, programme. The works, off areas of the casino,
is the new Premium Partner which began in early August, making it adaptable to the
sponsor for the local ice- are due to be completed by demands of varying numbers
hockey team “Die Füchse” - November and are the most of visitors. An average
The Foxes. important since the casino weekday sees 600 visitors
To celebrate its new spon- reopened in 1995. through the doors; at the
sorship deal, the casino is to Casino director Stefan weekend the figure rises dra-
hold a theme week at the Hartl said: “After more than matically to 2,000.
end of which prize bundles 12 years it’s time to give the “This facelift should rein-
consisting of a season ticket, casino a new outfit.” The force Casino Baden’s posi-
hockey jersey and scarf will refurbishments will take tion as the flagship casino of
be awarded to ten fans at place without any restric- the entire Casinos Austria
the casino who signed up to tions on play, he added. Group,” said Thoma.
take part. The man co-ordinating the
The prizes will be pre- works, Alexander Thoma,
sented to the lucky winners said: “In the first phase we
after a press conference at will be transforming the large
the casino on August 24 to gaming hall completely from
mark the start of the season.
Gaming on ice: (r-l) Tim Schmitz, marketing manager of WestSpiel Casinos; Claudia
the foyer to the Park Restau-
The whole Duisburg Foxes Bieling, director of Casino Duisburg; Bülent Aksen, marketing manager of the Foxes; rant. The whole of the interior
team and management will Gabriele Heise, slots manager; and Jochen Braun, tables manager. scheme will be renewed -
be there. Each prize will be floors, walls and carpets. The
presented by a different casino bar will be moving
player. Fans will be able to Part of the sponsorship now a huge roulette wheel. line into the circle - the one from its current location
meet the players from 4pm deal sees the casino brand During the second break, who gets closest will win towards the Winter Garden.
and have their photographs emblazoned on the playing two chosen fans will try and 100 euros in lucky chips to We are also building a glass
taken with them. surface in the centre circle - hit the puck from the base- use at the casino. conservatory on the terrace
10 September 2007 europeannews
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