Tag Archives: ONCE

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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DGOJ to review ‘sales authorisation’ of Spanish lotteries

SBC News DGOJ to review 'sales authorisation' of Spanish lotteries

Spanish lotteries ONCE and SELAE will be reviewed by the DGOJ – Spain’s directorate for gambling – in relation to how lottery games are marketed and sold to the public. Spanish gambling and media stakeholders have been informed of the DGOJ’s consultation, which seeks feedback on the ‘commercial marketing of lottery games’ allowed across Spain’s autonomous provinces.   The consultation will …

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Spain’s Ministry of Finance to set gambling tax declarations at €300

SBC News Spain’s Ministry of Finance to set gambling tax declarations at €300

Spain’s Ministry of Finance is reported to want to amend a tax module to ensure the disclosure of gambling prizes/winnings under €300.  The planned amendment was disclosed via a proposal made open to the public, in which the Ministry detailed its intentions to ‘fix a deficiency’ in income declarations submitted to AEAT – Spain’s National Tax Agency. The Treasury seeks …

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Spanish operators warned of Garzón’s tax review intentions

SBC News Spanish operators warned of Garzón's tax review intentions

Alberto Garzón, Spain’s Minister of Consumer Affairs, has revealed his department’s intentions to undertake a wholesale review of the country’s gambling’s tax regime across all licensed verticals. The minister made his statement in an interview with Europa Press radio, revealing that Spain’s Ministry of Consumer Affairs had ‘studied potential new formulas to tax gambling and sports betting operators’. Garzón maintained …

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Spain to form new body on ‘gambling harmonisation’

SBC News Spain to form new body on ‘gambling harmonisation’

Spain’s DGOJ has signed a new ‘collaborative accord’ which aims to establish a ‘new technical body’ charged with harmonising Spain’s federal gambling laws, standards and market controls. The regulatory agency for Spanish gambling will work with ‘UNE’ – the ‘standardisation body’ formed by the Ministry of the Economy to comply with EU competition standards across Spain’s 17 autonomous regions. The …

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Jdigital – Spanish government should prepare for an imminent black market surge

SBC News Jdigital - Spanish government should prepare for an imminent black market surge

Spanish online gambling trade association Jdigital has issued its response to Spain’s Council of Ministers approving the federal passage of the ‘Royal Decree on Advertising’ to usher in Europe’s most stringent code on gambling advertising. At the forefront of Jdigital’s concerns, the trade body stated that it is now ‘more than probable that Spain will see an increase in illegal …

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Spain approves Royal Advertising Decree into federal law 

SBC News Spain approves Royal Advertising Decree into federal law 

This morning’s sitting of Spain’s Council of Ministers has approved the formal passing of the ‘Royal Decree on Advertising’ ushering in a new era for Spanish gambling.  Enforced as a federal law, Spain’s autonomous communities will apply a ‘night time window of 1-5 am’ in which gambling advertising (excluding ONCE and SELAE lotteries) will be allowed to be broadcast across …

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DGOJ states no delay in October’s ‘Royal sign-off’  

SBC News DGOJ states no delay in October's 'Royal sign-off'  

Mikel Arana, the new Director-General of Spain’s DGOJ, has stated that the government will uphold its civic duties by formally approving the federal passage of the ‘Royal Decree on Advertising’.  Speaking to Basque media on Friday, Arana underlined that the DGOJ maintained its Autumn schedule, in which it expects Spain’s Council of Ministers to approve the decree passing into federal …

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Mikel Arana, DGOJ: Spain ends its conflict of interest between football and bookmakers

SBC News Mikel Arana, DGOJ: Spain ends its conflict of interest between football and bookmakers

Mikel Arana, the new Director-General of Spain’s DGOJ, has defended the government for revising the mandate of the approved ‘Royal Decree on Advertising’, which adds further market restrictions and controls on gambling. Speaking to Spanish newspaper El Diario, Arana held his first interview since taking leadership of the DGOJ after replacing long-term incumbent Juan Espinosa as Director-General on 5 May. Last week, …

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Cejuego seeks advertising parity for Spanish gambling

SBC News Cejuego seeks advertising parity for Spanish gambling

Spanish land-based gambling trade association Cejuego has called for advertising regulatory equivalence to be sanctioned federally across all gambling verticals. Writing a letter to its members, Cejuego President Alejandro Landaluce maintained that the trade body supported the planned drastic changes to Spain’s federal advertising code governing gambling content. However, Cejuego governance maintains that new industry advertising standards must encompass the marketing …

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