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Spain's Supreme Court admits appeal over Valencia's 30-metre bar rule

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Spain's Supreme Court has admitted an appeal by SOS Hostelería and ASMOVAR concerning Valencia's acoustic-noise ordinance, according to reports. The case follows a lower-court ruling that annulled part of the rule requiring 30 metres between hospitality venues; the city appealed that ruling. The Supreme Court will consider whether the city could impose the restriction under its planning powers.

The ruling could affect how Valencia's distance rule applies to hospitality venues and gaming-machine operators.

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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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