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Madrid allocates €3.2m to gaming administration and oversight in 2027

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In brief

  • Madrid has budgeted €3,213,557 for gaming administration and management in 2027, per its ministry's budget memorandum.
  • The sum is assigned to programme 932O.
  • The breakdown does not say how much goes to staff, technology or IT inspection tools.

The Community of Madrid has budgeted €3,213,557 for gaming administration and management in 2027, according to the budget memorandum of the Environment, Agriculture and Interior Ministry. The amount is assigned to programme 932O. The item sits within Group 932, Tax System Management, under Spending Policy 93, Financial and Tax Administration. The source describes it as a specific allocation for administrative functions linked to regulating and supervising the gaming sector in the region.

The memorandum says the ministry assumes the highest-level inspection, regulation and control of gaming across the Madrid region. These responsibilities cover supervision of the activity and the exercise of regulatory and administrative powers on the subject. The functions are carried out in coordination with powers over public shows and recreational activities, whose management is linked to the Directorate General for Security.

The breakdown provided does not specify how much will go to staff costs, technology investment or IT tools for inspection and control.

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