The new measures will take effect next year. The objective is to adjust the supply, prevent pathological gambling and guarantee public health.
The Basque Government has tightened the regulation of gambling to adjust the supply, prevent pathological gambling and guarantee public health. These are the new measures that will take effect next year.
– Minimum physical distances are restricted required between gambling establishments to avoid high clogging points of this type of premises. The mandatory minimum distance between any gaming premises must be 500 radial meters and there may be no gaming or betting premises within 150 meters of the regulated educational centers.
– The number of premises is limited of gambling in the Basque Country. There can only be three casinos, one per historical territory, a racetrack, 14 bingo halls, 60 betting shops and 170 gaming halls. There are currently 209.
– No new permits will be granted operating machinery for the hotel industry in the next three years and all the casualties that occur in this three-year period will be final. A minimum space of 3 square meters is also marked for each gaming position.
– It will be mandatory to control admission at the entrance of all the gaming venues, including access to its hospitality areas. Once the regulations come into force, the premises must control access to all minors, those registered as denied because they have limited powers, those who decide to deny access, etc.
– Advertising restrictions will be intensified about the game. Advertising in the media between 06:00 and 24 hours is prohibited and advertisements may not be published with people who have public notoriety or who are minors. Outdoor advertising or delivery of brochures within 150 meters of sports centers is prohibited.
Likewise, advertising may not suggest that the game is an easy method to obtain quick and effortless money and the name, brand or trade name of sports facilities, training centers, team names or competitions may not be used as an advertising claim. .
– I know expand the network of places in which people can register in the prohibited registry. In addition to Osakidetza and the rehabilitation associations, registrations can be made at the Ertzaintza police stations, at the gaming and online gaming venues themselves.
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