Cejuego agrees with gambling limitations in Spain

Cejuego agrees with the majority of the points presented by the Spanish Minister of Consumer Affairs, Alberto Garzón.

Spain.- Alberto Garzón, Minister of Consumer Affairs of Spain, recently revealed regulatory plans to limit the gambling industry. The main objective is to reduce the permits and schedules of advertising in the industry. With this announcement, he said he would meet with representatives of the private sector to discuss the measures.

Last Thursday, he met with Cejuego, the entity in charge of the private industry in Spain. According to the organisation, the meeting was positive and Cejuego ended up agreeing with the “vast majority of points” raised by the government. In addition, the entity stressed that they share the need for addressing the “existing social alarm through a calm dialogue with the sector based on rigorous studies.”

Moreover, Cejuegos asked the minister that the communities approve regulations that give legal security and sustainability to the sector while protecting the most vulnerable. “It is necessary a Plan for Prevention and Responsible Gambling in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and endorse regulatory measures in the Autonomous Communities in documented reports,” they said.

However, Cejuego also insisted that cases like the one from Valencia should not happen, where they want to approve a disguised prohibition of private gambling in favour of public and online gambling, since disproportionate distances are raised based on skewed data or, directly, without any study that supports it.