Industry trade group argues for review of Spain’s blanket ban on gambling advertising

Industry trade group argues for review of Spain’s blanket ban on gambling advertising

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  • Ted Menmuir, SBC News
June 1, 2022 10:01 PM
  • Ted Menmuir, SBC News

Spanish online gambling trade association Jdigital has reported positive developments on its joint appeal against the Royal Decree on Advertising which imposed a federal ban on gambling advertising across Spain’s 17 autonomous communities.

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Last week, Spain’s Supreme Court informed stakeholders that Jdigital’s appeal, sanctioned with Spanish media counterpart AMI, could be put forward for a Constitutional Review.

Back in January 2021, Jdigital and AMI made their appeal against the Royal Decree, in which they argued that blanket ban restrictions had been authorised in a ‘disproportionate manner’ by Spain’s Ministry of Consumer Affairs.

Of significance, the trade bodies outlined that the Decree’s blanket ban restrictions required constitutional approval to be imposed across autonomous provinces, clearance that the Ministry of Consumer Affairs had not obtained.