From
John Osel
After the end of the Corona lockdown, many people in Bavaria rediscovered the desire to play in the casino. Last year, the nine state casinos counted 542,142 visitors from the Free State, but probably also tourists, at roulette, card and dice tables or machines. This is less than in the pre-Corona year 2019 (almost 728,000), but no events took place in the first half of the year. In 2020/21, as in all areas of life, there were closures and restrictions. What is most striking is that the guests played more or were less lucky. The so-called gross gaming revenue – bets minus paid winnings, i.e. what remains in the cash register – broke the 100 million euro mark last year; In 2019 it was 86.7 million. The state lottery and casino administration announced the partly unpublished figures for 2022 at the request of the SZ.