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Lotería de la Ciudad and magistracy council plan minors’ gambling guide

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Lotería de la Ciudad and the Consejo de la Magistratura signed a cooperation agreement on 29 April to produce a guide on gambling risks for minors, families and educators. The institutions said it will cover illegal betting prevention, safer-gambling parameters, help channels and digital protection tools, with distribution planned through primary and secondary schools.

The agreement will provide schools and families with guidance on illegal betting and digital gambling risks affecting minors.

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Galicia's addiction prevention plan proposes tougher gambling penalties and advertising rules to protect minors

Galicia's 2026-2030 Plan for the Prevention of Addictive Behaviours, led by the regional health department, sets out lines of action on gambling and betting, both in-person and online. These include regional rules on advertising, promotion and sponsorship, more inspections to stop minors entering gaming halls, bingos and casinos, and monitoring of illegal advertising aimed at them. It also proposes higher administrative and financial penalties for companies and platforms breaching gambling and minor-protection rules, though these are plan proposals rather than approved or active obligations.

Galicia's 2026-2030 Plan for the Prevention of Addictive Behaviours, led by the Consellería de Sanidade, sets out lines of action on gambling and betting, both in-person and online, according to the plan document. The proposals cover regional regulation of advertising, promotion and sponsorship, tighter control of minors' access to gaming establishments and higher penalties. The document states that the measures are lines of action and are not, by themselves, regulatory obligations already approved or in force.

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