Navarra reports eight months without incidents in gambling access checks
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Navarra’s government said its access-check system for gambling venues and betting machines in hospitality locations has operated without incidents for eight months. The system checks whether users appear on the Register of Gambling Exclusions before allowing access or use; the government said operators had not raised improvements, and other regions had asked about the system.
The Government of Navarra has given a positive assessment of the introduction of access checks at gaming halls and for betting machines installed in hospitality establishments. The measure has been in force since March, according to the regional government.
The system allows checks on whether people seeking access to these premises or intending to use the machines appear on the Register of Gambling Exclusions, which lists those who have voluntarily requested exclusion from gambling. It works through data exchange between the regional government and operating companies, verifying each user's status before access to a gaming establishment or use of a betting machine in a bar is allowed.
Jesús Carrascosa, of the Government of Navarra's Gaming and Public Spectacles Area, told Cadena SER that the computer tool has been operating for eight months without incidents. He said companies in the sector had not raised any aspect for improvement, which he said supports the regional administration's favourable assessment.
Carrascosa also said other autonomous communities had shown interest in the tool and had contacted his department to learn how it works. He linked that interest to the reception the system appears to be receiving among companies in the sector.