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Catalan authority warns venues against excessive online barred-player register checks

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Catalonia’s Direcció General de Tributs i Joc warned gambling venues that some appeared to be making daily online checks beyond the register’s intended purpose, according to a media report published on 26 June 2025. The authority said the service should verify each customer seeking entry in real time and warned that improper use could be referred to the data-protection authority.

Venues are warned that checks beyond individual entry verification could raise data-minimisation concerns.

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