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Spain rejects challenge of Royal Decree on Advertising’s federal status law

SBC News Spain rejects challenge of Royal Decree on Advertising's federal status law

The Constitutional Court of Spain has rejected an appeal of the ‘Royal Decree on Advertising’ to be heard by the Supreme Court. The appeal was brought forward by Jdigital, Spain’s online gambling trade association, which questioned whether the Decree authored by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs had received proper constitutional oversight to be passed into a federal law adopted by …

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Spain sees Bustinduy take control of Garzon’s gambling reforms agenda 

SBC News Spain sees Bustinduy take control of Garzon’s gambling reforms agenda 

The Government of Spain has announced Pablo Bustinduy‘s appointment as the new Minister of Social Rights, heading the Ministry of Consumer Affairs. A member of the newly-formed Sumar Party, Bustinduy was among 22 new figures to be appointed by President Pedro Sanchez to the senior cabinet of Spain’s ‘Progressive Left’ coalition government. Following the inconclusive results of a snap General …

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DGOJ penalty list highlights black market exposure of Spanish gambling

SBC News DGOJ penalty list highlights black market exposure of Spanish gambling

Spain’s Ministry of Consumer Affairs has reported that fines totalling €71m have been imposed on online gambling businesses during the first half of 2023. The Ministry, which oversees federal governance of Spanish gambling, stated that these penalties were imposed on 30 online gambling firms, in which the most ‘serious infractions’ of unlicensed gambling were fined ‘€5m each and suspended for …

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Spain’s gambling prevalence study raises questions on effective protections

SBC News Spain’s gambling prevalence study raises questions on effective protections

Spain’s Ministry of Consumer Affairs has published the findings of its “Prevalence Study of Gambling on the General Public of Spain”. The study was presented to public health and welfare stakeholders who form part of the Responsible Gambling Advisory Council. The council is charged with developing safer gambling policies to protect Spanish consumers from gambling harms. Research was conducted using …

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Jdigital: Spanish reforms cannot move forward amid political deadlock

Jdigital: Spanish reforms cannot move forward amid political deadlock

Jdigital observes a political deadlock in Spain following the unsettled outcome of last weekend’s snap general election, which at present sees no party being able to form a government. A conclusive outcome was required from Sunday night’s polling to find out which government will lead the next phase of Spanish gambling federal reforms.   “We, like the rest of the country, …

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Effect of Spanish advertising restrictions hotly disputed

Gambling in Spain

The Royal Decree 958/2020 on Commercial Communications for Gambling Activities – more commonly referred to as the advertising ban – remains a cause of substantial disagreement in the Spanish betting and gaming industry, the debate at the Gaming in Spain conference suggested.  Mikel Arana, Director General of the Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (DGOJ), used his keynote at the …

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Jdigital: Spanish operators require full transparency on Decree’s compliance commands

SBC News Jdigital: Spanish operators require full transparency on Decree’s compliance commands

Jdigital, Spain’s online gambling trade association, has issued a ten-point response criticising the ascent of the ‘Royal Decree on Safer Gambling Environments’ by the Spanish government. On Tuesday the Decree received its federal approval by Spain’s Council of Ministers, which in turn will see Spanish licensed operators adopt Europe’s most stringent compliance and KYC rules to protect underage and vulnerable …

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Spain: Royal Decree stands but will require its constitutional ruling

SBC News Spain: Royal Decree stands but will require its constitutional ruling

The Tribunal for Spain’s Supreme Court has ruled that the Royal Decree on Advertising cannot be suspended, despite ongoing questions related to its enforcement breaching Spain’s constitutional laws. The ruling responded to an appeal made by Spanish online gambling trade association Jdigital, which argued that the Royal Decree be suspended as it had not received a ‘constitutional review’ to be …

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Jdigital: Hostile reforms will damage Spanish online gambling’s consumer appeal 

SBC News Jdigital: Hostile reforms will damage Spanish online gambling’s consumer appeal 

 Spain’s government has been urged not to implement changes to the Gambling Law of 2011, which will restrict the product and services of licensed online gambling operators. A letter by Jorge Hinojosa, President of Jdigital Spain’s online gambling trade association, warned that reforms allowed by the Senate pointed to Spanish gambling “entering a chronification due to restrictive regulations”. Last month, …

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SBC Leaders: CSR, global markets and technological innovation

SBC Leaders: CSR, global markets and technological innovation

Corporate social responsibility is a core focus for Parimatch Tech, a principle which has become even more apparent in the wake of the war in Ukraine. That was a key message from Katerina Biloruska, Parimatch Tech Co-Founder and Chairwoman of the Parimatch Foundation. In the lead interview for Issue 22 of the SBC Leaders Magazine, Biloruska walks us through her …

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