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Jdigital criticises Spain’s client-services bill and gambling restrictions

Regulation

Jdigital director general Jorge Hinojosa criticised the client-services bill approved by the lower house, saying its gambling measures introduce restrictions without adequate consultation. He raised concerns about payment rules, software-provider obligations and fragmented advertising regulation, and said tighter conditions could increase the risk of players turning to unauthorised operators.

The bill’s proposed restrictions could affect licensed operators’ advertising, payment arrangements and competition with unauthorised sites.

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Quaest poll puts bets and social media at 7% as source of hope nationwide

A Quaest poll found that 16% of respondents who were optimistic about Brazil's future cited regulation of betting and social media as a source of hope under President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. That group represented 44% of respondents, making the combined issue about 7% of the full sample; the poll did not separate betting from social-media regulation. The survey interviewed 2,004 people from 30 October to 2 November.

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