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JDigital says Spain’s gambling sector was not consulted on warning rules

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Spain introduced a requirement for online gambling operators to display tobacco-style warnings, while JDigital director general Jorge Hinojosa said the industry had not been consulted before the announcement. Hinojosa said operators had no clear implementation timeline and called for an impact analysis; Spain is also considering restoring restrictions on celebrity gambling advertising.

Operators face a new warning requirement without a clear timetable, alongside potential further advertising restrictions.

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DGOJ links prediction markets to betting exchange rules in Spain

Spain’s DGOJ described prediction markets as cross-betting products in a 26 May notice, while its director general reiterated at MERGE Madrid in late October that gambling products require a licence to operate in Spain. The notice did not specify which licence applies; the article interprets the existing cross-betting category as potentially relevant. Italy’s 2013 rules allow player-to-player betting on non-sporting events, but the source says such events have not become part of a working exchange market.

Spain's DGOJ described prediction markets as player-to-player cross-betting in a 26 May notice, but did not say which licence applies, according to an analysis on an Italian gambling industry site. The author said a link to an existing cross-betting licence was an interpretation.

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