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CEJUEGO INTERVIEW
Regarding the Royal Decree on Safe Gambling – what are CeJuego’s thoughts on this draft?
Our sector has for years supported initiatives that promote responsible and safe gambling. Spain is one of the countries in the world with the lowest problem gambling figures. Tis has been thanks to the cooperation between the regulator and companies, which has reduced the risk of problematic, compulsive, or pathological gambling behaviour.
Tis Royal Decree is based on a dangerous populism that tries to inoculate fear towards our sector. We continue to be the object of political persecution by those who prefer to construct gimmicky narratives rather than to pay attention to the reality of the scientific evidence.
From private face-to-face gambling sector, we have been working for years to ensure that our customers are in safe environments that can protect the most vulnerable consumers, providing them with sufficient guarantees. It is precisely in public gambling consumer environments where the approval of new regulations should be developed, as the data from the institutions that supervise the incidence of problem gambling corroborate the lack of guarantees for the protection of these customers.
Te problem generated by the current Ministry of Consumer Affairs in its regulations is a consequence of the ideological lines that underlie its vision of gambling. Minister Garzon and his team deliberately and systematically want to deny the reality of the data to create a scenario opposing scientific evidence: private face-to-face gambling is safe in Spain.
During these years they have generated legislation that threatens the free exercise of an economic sector that provides 47,000 direct jobs, an economic activity that represents 0.38 per cent of the gross domestic product and almost €2,000m in taxes.
Recently, CeJuego has reached unprecedented agreements with UGT and CCOO, the main trade unions in Spain, to reconcile the protection of the most vulnerable sectors of society while respecting the employment of all workers in this sector. We believe in balance, but to achieve it, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs must also listen to the voices of experts, employers and workers.
Is there an issue with problem gambling in Spain, especially among young people?
In Spain, gambling is an activity that enjoys wide social recognition and is deeply rooted in our customs and habits. Tis is not a problem, as
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“The problem generated by the current Ministry of Consumer Affairs in its
regulations is a consequence of the ideological lines that underlie its vision of gambling. Minister Garzon and his team deliberately and systematically want to deny the reality of the data to create a scenario opposing scientific evidence: private face-to-face gambling is safe in Spain.”
Alejandro Landaluce CEO CeJuego
CeJuego is an industry association which represents around 70 per cent of the private gaming sector in Spain. The association promotes safe and responsible gambling, ensuring the interests of the sector and users who gamble. Alejandro Landaluce, CEO of CeJuego, provides some further insight to the draft decree.
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