Coping with Germany’s stringent slot restrictions

By iGBA Editorial Team

The German market will launch with a €1 per spin cap on slots stakes and a minimum five second spin speed, coupled with a hefty 5.3% tax on turnover. This puts new pressure on product experts to ensure their games are attractive and engaging, when a reduced return to player (RTP) is all but inevitable.

The German market will launch with a €1 per spin cap on slots stakes and a minimum five second spin speed, coupled with a hefty 5.3% tax on turnover.

This puts new pressure on product experts to ensure their games are attractive and engaging, when a reduced return to player (RTP) is all but inevitable.

Yet working within these constraints is not necessarily admitting failure, some developers argue.

By replacing the monetary sums won by players with other non-financial prizes, one G Games believes it can offer an experience that feels similar to an unrestricted game.

Featuring:

Helen Walton, chief commercial officer, G Games

Demo by: Richie O’Hara, head of slots, G Games

Keen to learn more about Germany's re-regulated gaming market? Europe's biggest opening of 2021 to date will be discussed by an expert panel at iGB Live! The show runs from 28 September to 1 October, and will feature the session Embracing regulated igaming: Germany focus - register here to book your place.

If it's more on slots, and the changing expectations on games developers, we've got you covered too. Crunch time: Impact of limitations on stakes brings together a host of leading developers to discuss now to avoid compromising on entertainment, while keeping players safe - register here to watch in Amsterdam.