Aragon competition tribunal opposes barriers to gaming machine installations
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In brief
- Aragon's competition tribunal (TDCA) advised against upholding objections to the draft gaming regulation on hospitality machines.
- It said the claims could create significant entry barriers without general-interest justification.
- The report was approved on 29 May 2026 and made public on 9 June.
Aragon's Tribunal for the Defence of Competition (TDCA) advised against upholding objections submitted on the draft regional General Gaming Regulation, in relation to installing gaming machines in hospitality venues. The tribunal considered that the claims in the objections could create significant entry barriers for other economic operators without being justified on general-interest grounds.
The TDCA plenary approved the report at its session on 29 May 2026, and it was made public on 9 June. Its purpose was to assess whether the draft decree complied with competition rules, particularly the conditions for installing gaming machines in bars and other hospitality venues.
The draft General Gaming Regulation was intended to compile and update Aragon's rules in this area and to introduce some changes. The provisions examined included articles 51, 52, 53 and 54 of the Aragon regulation on gaming machines and arcades then in force, approved by Decree 22/2015 of 24 February. These provisions were carried over, with some changes, into articles 240 and 242 of the draft. Objections relating to these provisions were received during the public information stage. The tribunal was asked to assess whether the proposed changes complied with competition rules and whether the objections were sufficiently justified to be accepted.