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Spain’s Supreme Court agrees to review municipal gambling venue restrictions in Catalonia

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Spain’s Supreme Court admitted El Prat de Llobregat’s appeal and will consider whether municipalities can use urban planning rules to restrict gambling venues in Catalonia. The case follows a Catalan High Court ruling that struck down part of El Prat’s plan, finding the municipality had exceeded its powers. The Supreme Court will address whether local authorities can impose measures such as minimum distances and exclusion zones or whether those restrictions belong to regional regulators.

The ruling could clarify municipalities’ powers to impose additional planning restrictions on gambling venues in Catalonia.

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Lawyer says Supreme Court doctrine shields ONCE terminals from regional oversight

Gambling lawyer Jesús Serrano Escudero told the XIX Congreso de Juego de Castilla y León that Supreme Court rulings on ONCE gaming terminals endorse discretion and privilege for state operators. He said the court held that autonomous communities cannot authorise, inspect or intervene in state-reserved games.

Gambling lawyer Jesús Serrano Escudero told the XIX Congreso de Juego de Castilla y León in Soria that Supreme Court doctrine on ONCE gaming terminals endorses what he described as total discretion and privilege for state operators. He said the rulings mean autonomous communities cannot authorise, inspect or intervene in state-reserved games.

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