Spain is planning to impose additional ID requirements on the gambling sector to limit the participation of minors. Prior to the announcement, the country’s Ministry of Health was in the process of producing a report which would’ve supposedly showcased a drop in the rates of problem gamblers and the involvement of under-18-year-olds. However, the Socialist Parliamentary Group (SPG), which comprises …
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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 …
Read More »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, …
Read More »DGOJ launches consultation for toughest surveillance of Spanish gambling
DGOJ, Spain’s Directorate General of Gaming, has launched a public consultation on “data requirements needed to update its regulatory framework”. The consultation, which will run until 7 September, seeks feedback from industry stakeholders and the public on the DGOJ’s objective to overhaul the data provided to its ‘information monitoring system’ for Spanish Gambling The Directorate’s proposal includes modifications to existing …
Read More »DGOJ: Spanish Gambling maintains growth amid Advertising blackout
Spain’s gambling market experienced considerable growth in the first quarter of 2023, despite a significant reduction in marketing expenditure, according to the latest report from the Directorate General of Gaming (DGOJ). The gambling authority published its Q1 financial report, detailing the continued growth of the sector as licensees grapple with stricter regulatory constraints on advertising and customer care duties. The …
Read More »Spanish monopolies ordered to cut sports sponsorship budgets
The Spanish government has ordered state-owned companies to comply with a 2022 Budget Law order that will demand incumbents to drastically reduce their sports marketing and sponsorship budgets. Enterprises such as SELAE, Spain’s state-run lotteries society and monopoly counterparts RENFE (rail networks) and Correos (the post office) can no longer spend more than 2% of their accumulated net profits on …
Read More »Spain suspends lottery ticket sales during COVID-19 lockdown
Spanish state-owned lottery operator Sociedad Estatal Loterías y Apuestas del Estado (SELAE) has issued a country-wide suspension on the sale of tickets across all points of sale and online. The suspension comes after Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, said he was imposing drastic measures to fight the coronavirus, including a national lockdown. As of Sunday, the sale of all tickets …
Read More »Cejuego backs Spanish coalition’s gambling agenda
The governance of Spanish gambling trade association Cejuego has said that it will back the ‘drastic measures’ enforced by Spain’s newly formed PSOE-Podemos coalition government on licensed incumbents. The trade body, which counts Spanish heritage gambling firms Codere, Cirsa, Grupo Orenes and R. Franco amongst its members, has underlined its support for PSOE-Podemos signing off on a long-awaited Royal Decree implementing …
Read More »Sanchez catches a break as Spanish gambling awaits its final judgement
Spain has broken its 10-month political deadlock after acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez secured a narrow vote of confidence, allowing the embattled PSOE party to form a ‘socialist coalition’ with minority partner Podemos. Hosting Spain’s second parliamentary vote in four days, yesterday Sanchez squeaked the minimum 167 votes (165 against) needed to form a new government, as Basque MPs joined …
Read More »Inbound Spanish Coalition appoints Alberto Garzon as gambling supervisor
Despite failing to secure a parliamentary majority, the agreed ‘socialist coalition’ of PSOE and Podemos (minority partner) have confirmed that Alberto Garzon Espinosa will be appointed as Minister of Consumer Affairs to oversee Spain’s gambling regulatory development. On Sunday, Spain’s parliamentary vote saw PSOE leader Pedro Sanchez fail once more in his attempt to secure a governing majority despite Catalan …
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