13 million euros more per year for a good cause\n\n\n

Regulated gambling is a lucrative source of income for the state, both online and offline. For many years, the income that the state draws from gambling has continued to rise. And from next year there will be a new State Treaty on Gambling, which could let tax revenues soar further. The CDU parliamentary group in North Rhine-Westphalia is therefore already planning to significantly increase financial contributions for social purposes. So far, NRW has used an amount of 87 million euros per year to support public and non-profit institutions and associations. The money comes entirely from state gambling revenues. From 2021, according to the CDU parliamentary group in North Rhine-Westphalia, they want to spend 13 million euros more annually, i.e. a total of 100 million euros per year, for a good cause. This increases the annual budget in this area by almost 15%. Of course, not only North Rhine-Westphalia but also the other federal states promote social causes with the income from gambling.\n\n\n\n

In 2019 alone, people in North Rhine-Westphalia spent around 1.59 billion euros on gambling products in the lottery range.\n\n\n\n