Greece’s Hellenic National Committee on Bioethics and Technoethics has called for stronger safeguards against minors’ exposure to gambling, citing online betting and advertising. Its recommendations include limiting advertising aimed at teenagers, age verification and a self-regulatory framework.
The recommendations could affect operators’ advertising and age-verification practices in Greece.
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Misiones’ Chamber of Representatives approved a law to protect children and adolescents from online gambling-related content and risks in digital environments. The measure restricts platforms’ gambling-related content and advertising directed at minors, provides for controls and financial sanctions for non-compliance, and includes prevention and digital education measures.
Colombian representative Eduar Triana filed a bill to establish responsible-gambling measures and strengthen protections for minors using online betting platforms. The proposal would create a minimum legal framework alongside Coljuegos' work, including prevention measures for risks associated with online gambling.
It was reported that Deputy Alberto Martínez Urincho presented a proposal for tighter gaming and sweepstakes protections to Mexico City’s Congress. The report noted that the governing framework is federal law.
CEDDD has submitted amendments to Spain’s draft reform of Gambling Act 13/2011, arguing that it should explicitly cover people with disabilities and older people. The organisation calls for accessible information and tailored preventive measures, including easy-read content and reasonable adjustments.
The National Council on Problem Gambling said entities offering gambling or functionally similar products should provide safeguards including self-exclusion, age verification and risk disclosures. Board president Derek Longmeier said users experience financial, emotional and relationship harms from prediction markets. Kalshi, whose membership in NCPG prompted criticism and withdrawals by other organisations, said it disagreed with NCPG’s assessment but welcomed dialogue.