PLAYER GROWTH RATES SECTOR
TOTAL Betting
Bingo
Casino Poker TOTAL
ADVERTISING BAN
Te changes will consolidate further regulations which were introduced last year that have already restricted betting and gambling advertising across the country.
In November 2020, the Spanish Council of Ministers approved the Royal Decree on Gambling Advertising (958/2020), which introduced a near-blanket ban on gambling advertising.
Minister Alberto Garzón was also behind these
PLAYERS 2019 PLAYERS 2020 GROWTH RATE 999,761
103,628 570,797 384,456
1,367,444
1,046,427 109,348 642,349 443,499 1,481,727
+4.67% +5.52% +12.54% +15.36% +8.36%
schedules of advertising in the industry, which includes:
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Advertising for privately operated games of chance is now banned in Spain on radio, television and the Internet and can only be scheduled between 1am and 5am.
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Te restriction bans private gambling advertisements, whilst state lottery and gambling advertisements remain valid outside the time slots.
l Te ban also affects advertising during sports
In November 2020, the Spanish Council of Minister approved the Royal Decree on Gambling Advertising (958/2020) which introduced a near- blanket ban on gambling advertising. Minister Alberto Garzón was also behind these changes. Gambling is a public policy issue in Spain and
causes a lot of controversy. Garzón is a member of Unidas Podemos, the alliance formed by left wing parties in the government coalition.
changes. Gambling is a public policy issue in Spain and causes a lot of controversy. Garzón is a member of Unidas Podemos, the alliance formed by left wing parties in the government coalition.
Tere have been several attempts over the years, since 2015, to change the advertising laws and many were surprised by the intensity of these rulings.
Te key feature in the Royal Decree on Commercial Communications of Gambling Activities was to reduce the permits and
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events that take place outside these hours, so sports clubs cannot sign sponsorship contracts with online or betting operators, which means there are no shirt logos, equipment or stadium billboard advertising with gambling businesses in Spain.
No gambling advertising can be mailed and emails can only be sent with the consent of the customer and cannot be targeted at those considered at risk. Advertising on the Internet can only be done via the web page of the game operator.
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