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The DGOJ, Spain’s Directorate of Gambling, has hosted its first sectoral meeting on the prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing. The meeting brought together gambling stakeholders and leadership with representatives from Spain’s Treasury and SEPBLAC, a federal intelligence unit assigned to help Spanish businesses combat financial crimes and minimise threats and exposures. Discussions were led by DGOJ Director General …

The Council of Ministers of Spain has appointed Andrés Barragán Urbiola as Secretary General of Consumption and Gaming. Urbiola will oversee Spain’s ongoing federal overhaul of gambling laws, a directive led by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs. The appointment of a dedicated minister to oversee gambling reforms, had been requested by Pablo Bustinduy, Spain’s Minister of Consumer Affairs and Social …