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AEJAD proposes 15 warning messages in Spain gambling-advertising consultation

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Spain’s DGOJ is consulting on technical specifications for mandatory warnings in gambling marketing communications, and the Spanish sports betting players’ association AEJAD has submitted proposals. AEJAD recommends rotating 15 warnings, arguing that the draft messages do not adequately explain gambling-related harms or how games work.

The consultation could shape warning requirements for private and public gambling operators’ commercial communications in Spain.

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Galicia's addiction prevention plan proposes tougher gambling penalties and advertising rules to protect minors

Galicia's 2026-2030 Plan for the Prevention of Addictive Behaviours, led by the regional health department, sets out lines of action on gambling and betting, both in-person and online. These include regional rules on advertising, promotion and sponsorship, more inspections to stop minors entering gaming halls, bingos and casinos, and monitoring of illegal advertising aimed at them. It also proposes higher administrative and financial penalties for companies and platforms breaching gambling and minor-protection rules, though these are plan proposals rather than approved or active obligations.

Galicia's 2026-2030 Plan for the Prevention of Addictive Behaviours, led by the Consellería de Sanidade, sets out lines of action on gambling and betting, both in-person and online, according to the plan document. The proposals cover regional regulation of advertising, promotion and sponsorship, tighter control of minors' access to gaming establishments and higher penalties. The document states that the measures are lines of action and are not, by themselves, regulatory obligations already approved or in force.

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