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Spain health ministry publishes gambling surveys covering adults and students

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Spain’s Health Ministry published the EDADES 2024 and ESTUDES 2025 reports through its National Drugs Plan and Spanish Observatory on Drugs and Addictions. The report cites the surveys’ findings on lottery participation, gambling among students aged 14 to 18 and possible problem gambling among adults, while disputing the interpretation of some results.

The survey findings and their interpretation may inform policy debates affecting public and private gambling operators.

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Castilla-La Mancha gambling association head proposes responses to ONCE terminal rulings

Jesús Serrano Escudero, president of the Castilla-La Mancha Gambling Business Association, said Supreme Court rulings issued in April 2026 on ONCE terminals in hospitality venues create unequal conditions for private gambling businesses. He proposed reviewing terminal exemptions, reforming gambling legislation and considering challenges before Spain’s Constitutional Court or the Court of Justice of the European Union.

Jesús Serrano Escudero, president of the Castilla-La Mancha Gambling Business Association, warned about the situation of private land-based gambling at the XIX Congreso de Juego de Castilla y León in Soria. He focused on the consequences of the Supreme Court rulings of April 2026 on ONCE terminals installed in hospitality establishments.

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