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DGOJ director identifies three regulatory priorities for Spain's gambling sector

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DGOJ director general Mikel Arana named reducing gambling risks, combating illegal gambling and rebuilding institutional consensus as Spain's three regulatory challenges at the International Gaming Congress. He cited study figures showing risk symptoms among 1.6% of people who play in-person lotteries and more than 52% of online slots players, and said 80% of online gambling losses came from 10% of players.

The stated priorities and risk figures indicate the evidence informing Spain's proposed regulatory measures.

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Spain's parliament dissolution ends progress on gambling initiatives

The dissolution of Spain's Cortes Generales left multiple gambling-related parliamentary initiatives uncompleted, according to a report on the published list of expired business. The proposals included deposit limits, gambling harm prevention, lottery sales rules and questions on minors' access to gambling; a DGOJ proposal on joint deposit limits was later presented through another route.

The dissolution of Spain's Cortes Generales left numerous parliamentary initiatives related to gambling without completed processing, according to the published list of expired business. The list records non-binding proposals, questions and requests for appearances that did not complete their parliamentary passage.

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