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Cantabria bingo association calls for broader in-person gaming offer

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Ernesto Noval, president of the Cantabria Bingo Association, advocates diversifying bingo venues’ offerings to help the in-person sector adapt to technology and changing customer profiles. He says this could include new gaming products and may require targeted regulatory updates, investment by operators and products from manufacturers.

Ernesto Noval, president of the Cantabria Bingo Association, has called for a broader range of games at in-person bingo venues to help the sector adapt and compete. He proposed offering new products or game types alongside traditional bingo.

Noval said venues needed to adapt to technological advances, generational change and shifts in their customer profile. He said the change could require targeted, evidence-based regulatory updates, products from manufacturers and new investment by operators.

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