Source: ANJ (France)
France’s ANJ relaunched its “Derrière les mentions” campaign ahead of Roland Garros to address addiction risks associated with sports betting. The regulator cited an estimate that 5.9% of sports bettors were excessive gamblers, six times the share for lottery games, and directed audiences to the Evalujeu site for assessment and support information.
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Reportedly, Valencia raised its 2026 drug-dependency and other addiction-prevention funding by €1.1m to €5m. Gambling sanctions provide €420,000, or 8.4% of the enlarged programme; the resolution appeared in the regional gazette on 16 October.
The Generalitat Valenciana has approved a €1.1m increase in the funding allocated to prevention of drug dependency and other addictions for 2026, taking the maximum amount of these grants from €3.9m to €5m. The resolution was published on 16 October 2026 in the Diari Oficial de la Generalitat Valenciana, according to the regional gazette.
The Xunta de Galicia has opened a public consultation on its draft Plan for the Prevention of Addictive Behaviours 2026-2030. The plan, approved by the Consello da Xunta for this procedure, includes land-based and online gambling in the concept of addictive behaviours for the first time. It draws on the ESTUDES 2025 and EDADES 2024 surveys and adds problematic screen use and new technologies.
The Xunta de Galicia has opened a public consultation on the draft Plan for the Prevention of Addictive Behaviours 2026-2030. The draft was approved for this procedure by the Consello da Xunta, according to the regional government. Citizens, organisations and professionals can submit suggestions and observations through the Xunta's Transparency Portal before the document receives final approval.
It was reported that Madrid granted Fad Juventud €120,000 for youth addiction-prevention activities. The agreement covers online gambling alongside other risks and includes workshops, information campaigns and family guidance.
The Buenos Aires provincial legislature’s gambling, lottery and gambling-addiction prevention commission held its first ordinary meeting, four months after its creation. Chair Micaela Olivetto said the commission would examine about 20 proposals, including 15 bills, and plans to invite specialists to discuss regulation and prevention.
Sorocaba’s city council was due to discuss several gambling-related bills on 16 June, including proposals on public education, treatment support and restrictions on betting advertising in public spaces. The advertising bills received unconstitutionality opinions from the council’s Justice Commission, which said commercial-advertising regulation falls to the federal government, while municipalities can regulate their own public spaces and equipment.