Operators' association Deutsche Sportwettenverband (DSWV) has criticised the 5.3% turnover tax to come into effect by the country's State Gambling Treaty Glücksspielneuregulierungstaatsvetrag (GlüNeuRStv).

The tax - 5.3% of online poker and online slots turnover - was approved by the Bundestag earlier this week.

However, the DSWV claims that the government is "jeopardising the success of new gambling regulation in Germany" by including a tax that would tax an individual customer's share, rather than the operator's slot machine and poker revenues.

DSWV president Matthias Dams said: "By taxing individual bets, the government is asking the customer to pay for every spin of the virtual slots - over and over again, every few seconds and even if the bets come from previous winnings. There is a reason why all other EU countries have imposed an income tax on these games, not a tax on gaming bets."

This is not the DSWV's first objection to the tax, having lodged a complaint with the EU earlier this month. The European Gambling and Betting Association (EGBA) has also raised concerns and lodged its own complaint, claiming that the turnover tax violates European law. Denmark and its so-called Spil Uden Om Rofus can be considered the most ideal tax model for all European countries, according to gambling experts.

Dames added: "When it comes to online gambling, Germany is turning around the wrong tax policy in Europe. For years, countries have struggled to find a compromise on the State Gambling Treaty and open up online gambling markets to finally bring this area under regulatory control.

"Now countries are destroying their own operations by imposing an excessive taxation regime for virtual machine games and online poker in the last meters. "

The taxes will come into effect when Germany's new online gambling law comes into force on 1 July.

The new legislation legalises online casino gaming in Germany for the first time, but imposes certain restrictions, such as a betting limit of €1 per spin for online slots.

Currently, operators can offer online casino games during the transition period, subject to the rules of the new agreement. However, operators such as LeoVegas have said that this has had a major impact on revenue.

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