A long-running feud with one of the German national publications has resulted in a triumph for German industry leader Paul Gauselmann.
A German prosecution service has ruled that his giant Gauselmann Group has not manipulated payouts to favour top players in its Spielothek gaming centres.
Der Spiegel made the allegation in an article entitled ‘Glaubwürdigkeit verspielt?’ (Credibility gambled away?) in December 2004 and raised the subject again in February 2007 under the title ‘Geheimnis im Goldpokal’ (‘The secret is in the gold cup’). The implication was that Gauselmann Group had targeted wins towards previously selected top players by using remote controlled jackpots.
The public prosecution service at Bielefeld, Germany, issued a statement on August 7, quashing the preliminary investigation against employees of Gauselmann.
"For the fourth time it has been shown that there has been no interference with the playing and win patterns which had been approved by the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB, the German machine testing authority - Ed) to the advantage or detriment of players," said a statement from the company.
