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Spain's Supreme Court accepts Tulotero appeal against €100,000 gambling sanction

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Spain's Supreme Court accepted Tulotero APP's appeal against a €100,000 DGOJ sanction for operating without authorisation. The sanction also ordered the company to cease activity in Spain; the court will examine whether Spanish courts must consider EU law when deciding whether to suspend such a sanction pending proceedings.

The appeal will examine whether Spanish courts must consider EU law when deciding whether to suspend unauthorised-gambling sanctions.

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Jesús Serrano examines Supreme Court doctrine on regional gambling powers

Lawyer Jesús Serrano discussed Supreme Court doctrine on state and regional powers over gambling at the recent Castilla y León Gaming Congress in Soria. He addressed regional authorisation and inspection powers concerning state-reserved games, including ONCE and SELAE products, and outlined possible legal routes such as legislative change or a jurisdictional dispute before Spain's Constitutional Court.

Jesús Serrano, a lawyer specialising in the gambling sector, addressed Supreme Court doctrine on the division of powers between the Spanish state and the autonomous communities at the recent Castilla y León Gaming Congress in Soria, according to a report on his intervention. He spoke during a round table titled "Los distintos juegos de azar en la encrucijada: ¿evolución o reconversión?" and examined the legal implications of rulings that set the scope of regional authorisation and inspection powers over games reserved to the state and marketed by ONCE and SELAE.

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