Spain Minister says he will "put an end" to gambling company "abuses"

[The Buzz]

This week, Spain’s Minister of Consumer Affairs Alberto Garzon warned licensed gambling operators that they should prepare for "drastic changes to the country’s gambling laws," focusing on gambling adverts.

Garzon told Publico:

"We have approved a Royal Decree that will put an end to abuses by gambling and betting companies in relation to advertising in certain media. From next September 1, all this type of invasive advertising will disappear. There will be no advertising in the stadiums, there will be no advertising on the shirts, there will be no celebrities promoting betting houses and games of chance, and there will be no advertisements on the radio, on television or in any type of advertising medium.

"The decree has been difficult to carry out and has faced many obstacles. Its priority is to protect public health, especially that of those people most susceptible to having some kind of problem when they participate in this type of activity. Working-class neighborhoods, people with few resources, they see gambling as a way out of their economic problems. It is a job that goes ahead thanks to civil society."

"The objective is to protect the most vulnerable sectors from situations that break personal and family relationships, and prevent very important public health disorders," he added.

Read more here: https://www.publico.es/politica/publ...to-garzon.html

[ddm]

good stuff

[wonderpunter]

its saturated with advertisements .. way more than any other country.. I wonder if they will do the same with the hundreds of lotteries they have? just as if not more addictive