Go Ahead for New Casino in Galicia EMEA
Te Autonomous Community Government of Galicia has announced that it has given the green light for a new casino in the city of Vigo. Authorisation had been given for the casino in the A Laxe Shopping Centre
Galicia announced in July 2011 its intention to revise regulations which had been in force since 1985 that allowed only one casino per province
SPAIN CASINO LICENSING
SPAIN – The Commission on Child and Adolescent Rights of the Chamber of Deputies of Spain has unanimously approved a non-legislative motion that urges the Government to put in place measures to protect minors such as stricter controls over the advertising of bookmakers when it comes to online gambling. The initiative presented by the People's Party (PP) had the backing of 33 deputies present in the Commission. The motion proposes that the Executive effectively regulates the advertising conditions of online bookmakers, with special attention to schedules and airtime specifically aimed at minors.
The motion urges that the government establish greater controls over online betting in order to prevent the registration and participation of underage users, and to promote awareness and gambling addiction prevention campaigns, especially in educational facilities, in order to raise awareness amongst families, children and adolescents when it comes to the potential dangers of online gambling.
Raquel Alonso from The People's Party (PP) defended the initiative stating that, according to The Directorate General for the Regulation of Gambling (DGOJ), 36 per cent of players with a gambling problem in Spain started when they were minors and that the Responsible Gaming Advisory Board has emphasized that close to the half of young people have gambled. "We must not forget that gaming, both in its online and offline forms, is prohibited for minors, but that, in view of the figures, this does not prevent them from gaining access," Alonso said.
The new proposal is the latest in a number of moves aimed at tightening control over gambling advertising. Carlota Merchán, of the Spanish Socialist Workers Party (PSOE) said that her group was "puzzled" that the PP would take the bill the Commission as the topic has already been approved in the Joint Commission for the Study of the Drug Problem and that the General Directorate is already "working" in this sense on a decree when it comes to the commercial activities of online gaming that will soon be released.
Virginia Millán, from the Citizens party also said that this issue had been discussed before in Congress but added that there has been a recent growth in "the addictions associated with online gambling and sports betting.”
In July, The Compromís Party in Spain put forward a non-legislative motion in the Congress of Deputies to urge the government of Spain to either prohibit or restrict the advertising of gambling in the media.
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Te Autonomous Community Government of Galicia has announced that it has given the green light for a new casino in the city of Vigo. According to a statement, the government announced that authorisation had been given for the casino in the A Laxe Shopping Centre: Vigo’s newest shopping centre, located centrally in the port area of Vigo.
Te Vice Presidency of the government of Galicia announced that it had authorised the opening of an additional casino of the “La Toja Casino in the municipality of Vigo once all the required documentation has been examined."
Te statement went on to say that the casino located in the A Laxe Shopping Centre would “provide a boost for direct and indirect economic activity in the city", in addition to "the consequent generation of employment.”
According to the government the opening of the casino was made possible due to the "modification of the regulations, promoted by the government , in response to the demands of the sector", something that the previous legislation "did not allow, unless the La Toja Casino had closed, with the consequent loss of
employment of the activity in the region. "
Te new location is designed to attract demand from the south of the province as well as customers from the north of Portugal and crew working on cruise ships that dock nearby. Te agreement was dependent on planning permission for the building of the casino in Vigo’s free trade zone as well as the authorisation from the Government of Galicia. In March, it was announced that the President of the Luckia Group, José González Fuentes, and the manager of Cirsa, Braulio Pérez, had met with the mayor of Vigo, Abel Caballero, and the councillor for Commerce, Ángel Rivas to discuss plans that would give the go ahead for the new casino in the city. Both companies also own the Casino La Toja in the municipality of O Grove in Galicia.
Te A Laxe gaming room will come with a bar and a small restaurant and will house the maximum number of games that regional laws allows with gaming tables, sports betting and slots. Te company is optimistic when it comes to the economic benefits the new casino will bring forecasting that it will raise as much as €30m per year in revenue.
Russia
In September, the Russian police announced that they had closed down an underground casino being run within the confines of the North Korean embassy.
Te authorities in Moscow shut down 15 illegal casinos or slot halls over the course of a month following a crackdown from the city’s Investigative Committee.
OPAP unveils its new retail network Protypo stores in Athens
UK
September saw the opening of a new retail store by Greece’s OPAP, with the first Protypo location launching in Athens. Heralded as a new era for OPAP’s retail network, the new generation store features a fresh layout designed to
enhance the elements of the games offered by OPAP. Te environment is also designed to offer visitors a pleasant and cosy space in which to spend time.
OPAP has stated that the Protypo store aims to become the ultimate fun and entertainment destination for its players, with plans to continue the expansion beyond this first address at Leoforos Athinon 108, Athens, Greece.
Around 100 people were arrested with over 80 homes being raided.
Te committee confirmed: “A total of 15 gambling halls and casinos were closed down in Moscow early in September. One of them was in a building on the premises of the North Korean embassy.”
Te North Korean embassy has denied any knowledge of the underground casino, saying it knew ‘nothing about this.’
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