Player locking system Oasis: But no move to Halle?

The market for gambling in USA has long been unregulated. But since last year it has been Gambling State Treaty came into force. It was a difficult and long process. Since then, the joint gambling authority of the federal states (GGL) has increasingly taken over the helm. From January 2023, the supervisory authority in Halle (Saxony-Anhalt) should control the player locking system Oasis take over. What was certain for a long time could now find change again. The state of Lower Saxony pleads for the authority to stay at the current location.

Lower Saxon Minister Behrens sees advantages at the Hessen location

The blocking system is currently operated by the Hesse regional council in Darmstadt. Now the Lower Saxony Minister of Social Affairs, Health and Equality, Daniela Behrens said that the ministry was critical of the move. In a speech, Behrens has a change in the Gaming State Treaty and presented a draft. “It turned out that this process does not make sense: in particular, it would not be represented by administrative economics to build the existing technical and personnel infrastructure and organizational structure in the joint gambling authority of the federal states,” says Behrens .

The government in Lower Saxony is therefore calling for a change to the Gambling State Treaty. Accordingly, responsibility for the management of the player lock file should be permanently transferred to the gaming supervisory authority in Hesse. Behrens does not see any disadvantage for player protection. In addition, a system change would be saved for those involved. According to Behrens, this is elaborate and lengthy.

It is open whether it will actually be added. The 16 federal states discussed the contract for a long time. A change could now cause great unrest. Before there could be a change, the state parliament in Lower Saxony must agree. Only then could move into the matter.

110 jobs are to be filled in Halle

According to the press spokesman of the Darmstadt regional council, almost 23,000 people registered with the Oasis blocking system by the end of 2021. As a result, players can no longer play in arcades, casinos and online casinos. In addition, it is no longer possible to hand over sports betting. It was planned that the tasks of the gaming authority will be bundled in Halle (Saxony-Anhalt) in January 2023.

110 people should find a job there. There are already some employees there who take care of the current tasks. In addition to the player locking system, the illegal gambling is to be contained. In addition, numerous licenses for sports betting were distributed. At the end of June, the authority awarded the first three licenses for virtual slot machines.

Bad record for Gaming State Treaty

In a first balance sheet, the State Treaty was criticized by numerous media. Accordingly, the criticism is aimed primarily at the authority that only three licenses for virtual slot machines have been awarded. There were a total of 71 applications. Eight were withdrawn from providers. A number of providers have therefore withdrawn from the American market.

Kindred recently said that the American market was too regulated and was therefore and uneconomical. In addition, the player lock only reaches after a month. Experts warn that it is easily possible to run legal gambling during this time. Experts expect that the authority in Halle can only work efficiently in 2028.