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Valencian report records 512 gaming halls at end of 2025

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A Generalitat Valenciana report counted 512 gaming halls in the region at the end of 2025, compared with 285 in 2015. It linked the rise to regulatory changes, including a 2015 rule increasing the minimum distance between halls, and said 31 hall relocations were authorised under the previous regional government while 29 licences were later extended.

The figures show how regional rules have shaped gaming-hall numbers, relocations and licence renewals.

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