Asturias law makes gambling ads targeting minors a serious offence
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Asturias' Law 8/2026, published in Spain's official gazette on 6 November, classifies gambling promotion and advertising aimed at minors as a serious administrative offence and takes effect on 23 November. Article 123 excludes conduct already covered by national gambling, consumer or audiovisual rules; the law also requires youth gambling-prevention measures in public health services.
Asturias has made the promotion and advertising of games of chance and online betting aimed at children and adolescents a serious administrative offence under Law 8/2026. The law takes effect on 23 November 2026.
Article 123 excludes conduct already classified as an offence under gambling, consumer or audiovisual regulations from the child-protection sanctions framework.
Articles 49 and 50 require regional authorities to introduce measures in the public health system to prevent gambling addiction and problematic technology use among young people. Asturias is empowered to bring legal action to stop and correct unlawful advertising and audiovisual content that infringes the integrity of under-18s in its territory.
The law is dated 15 October and was published in Spain's official gazette on 6 November.