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Spain’s Supreme Court limits Asturias’ power over ONCE lottery terminals

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Spain’s Supreme Court has overturned the Asturias government’s action requiring hospitality venues to remove ONCE lottery terminals, according to the report. The court found that state-level lottery activity and its forms of sale do not require regional authorisation, and that autonomous communities lack authority over installing the terminals in third-party premises. AERPA is assessing the ruling and expects to seek a meeting with the regional government.

The ruling affects regional oversight of ONCE lottery terminals in hospitality venues.

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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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