In Austria, the gambling monopoly will probably remain for a long time and therefore there is no pressure on the casinos from here. Of course there are a few (also well-known providers) who pay, but the usual suspects can play forever and ultimately not pay. For an execution, there has to be something that can be executed, and the cash flows are so quick and opaque that there is simply nothing to be gained.
I don't want to belittle anyone's hope, but you also have to face the facts. Even the sum of all claims is probably not even the monthly turnover for the online casinos, but they simply don't want to pay and get away with it.
If the execution order is positive, the executor goes on site, takes furniture and other valuables (e.g. PCs) and auctions them off...you can wait forever until even one order is covered.
Unfortunately, as long as the Austrian government does not exert any pressure to bring about a solution, things look sad. And she's in a quandary...compare the intended official liability proceedings against the Republic.
The law is what it is and if players have the ability to recoup their losses, many do. It doesn't matter how you evaluate it morally, that's just the reality and it's in the nature of things.
I don't deny the fact that when players have the option of reclaiming the money back, then they can do so. I just wouldn't support it actively, recommending it to every single Austrian player in cases where the casino treated them fairly (and treated them as any other player who had the same chance for winnings).
The responsible gambling aspect you mentioned here brings a new light into the discussion. It's definitely better for Austrian players sticking to Austria licensed casinos if they bring the option of blocking yourself from all casinos (licensed in Austria) since this is the kind of protection you want to use when you feel like the gambling is getting out of your control.
On the other hand, I'm afraid that you'll reach exactly the same point they have in the Great Britain. You can block yourself from all UK licensed casinos through GAMSTOP. The result is that players who get blocked for a few years on GAMSTOP start looking for other casinos. MGA licensed casinos won't accept them (contrary to the situation in Austria) so they're forced to play in Curacao licensed or unlicensed casinos and they do play there.
The result is that they block themselves in casinos that are the best and safest for them on GAMSTOP. Then MGA casinos that are generally decent won't accept them, then the players are even more vulnerable since they can start playing in casinos that don't really care about any law. Some of those casinos can be great. Even we have for example Curacao licensed casinos with ratings 9+, but you surely know that playing in those or unlicensed casinos can be problematic. Their services provided differ a lot. Eventually, the biggest gamblers blocked in Austria will start playing in shady unlicensed casinos that won't care about responsible gambling at all and suing them won't have any effect.
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