Gaming Ordinance
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Title: | Regulation on gaming equipment and other games with the possibility of winning |
| Short title: | Gaming Ordinance |
| Previous title: | Ordinance for the implementation of § 33d of the trade regulations |
| Abbreviation: | SpielV |
| Type: | Federal Ordinance |
| Scope: | Federal Republic of Germany |
| Issued on the basis of: | Section 33f Paragraph 1, Section 60a Paragraph 2 Sentence 4 GewO |
| Legal matter: | Trade law |
| References : | 7103-1 |
| Original version from: | June 25, 1934 ( RGBl. I p. 524) |
| Entry into force on: | June 30, 1934 |
| New announcement from: | January 27, 2006 ( BGBl. I p. 280 ) |
| Last revision from: | February 6, 1962 ( BGBl. I p. 153 ) |
| Entry into force of the new version on: |
April 9, 1962 |
| Last change by: |
Art. 4 of the law of July 18, 2016 ( Federal Law Gazette I p. 1666 ) |
| Effective date of the last change: |
19th July 2016 |
| Weblink: | Text of the regulation |
| Please note the note on the applicable legal version. | |
The Gaming Ordinance regulates the commercial organization of games with the possibility of winning. Specifically regulated
- the installation of slot machines ( § 1 ff. SpielV), u. a. where ( § 1 SpielV) and how many ( § 3 SpielV) slot machines may be set up,
- the organization of other games ( § 5 f. SpielV),
- the obligations to exercise the trade of setting up play equipment and organizing other games ( § 7 ff. SpielV),
- the requirements for the granting of a type approval for a gaming machine by the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt in consultation with the Federal Criminal Police Office ( § 11 ff. SpielV) and
- the issuance of clearance certificates for commercially operated games ( § 18 SpielV).
The basis of authorization for issuing the Gaming Ordinance by the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology is Section 33f (1) of the Trade Regulations .
literature
- Ihno Gebhardt, Stefan Korte (Hrsg.): Gambling in Germany. Economics, law, addiction , 2nd edition, Berlin 2018, ISBN 978-3-11-025921-6 , doi: 10.1515 / 9783110259216 . In particular:
- Hans-Jörg Odenthal: The commercial gaming right , pp. 559–586, doi: 10.1515 / 9783110259216-023 ,
- Dieter Richter: About the approval of gaming machines , pp. 763–828, doi: 10.1515 / 9783110259216-030
Web links
- Text of the gaming regulation
- Documents on the Gaming Ordinance from 2005 , homepage of the Association of the German Machine Industry e. V. (VDAI)
