The regulation establishes a framework for action to limit minors' access to gambling.
Spain.- The government of the Canary Islands published, in the Official Bulletin (BOC), a decree law that includes urgent measures to ensure the protection of children in the field of gambling and betting. The guidelines are part of the regulations that establish measures to address temporality, efficient management, and quality in public employment of the Public Administration of the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands.
The regulation indicates specific measures for the gaming and betting industry, mainly aimed at protecting minors, with the aim of establishing a framework for action to limit minors' access.
Among the highlighted actions in decree-law 7/2024, it includes the tightening of access controls in gaming establishments, as well as greater advertising restrictions in places frequented by minors. Gambling operators will have the obligation to implement more rigorous age verification mechanisms, particularly on their online platforms, to ensure that minors are not allowed access.
The text introduces measures for companies to implement access controls that "ensure compliance with these regulations," as well as penalties for those who do not comply. On the other hand, the decree emphasizes the creation of informative and educational campaigns aimed at "raising awareness about responsible gaming and promoting the adoption of preventive measures."
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In August, the Ministry of the Presidency, Public Administrations, Justice, and Security of the Government of the Canary Islands published, in the Official Bulletin of the Canary Islands (BOC), a decree law with urgent measures to correct the situation generated by a judicial ruling that allows the installation of gaming halls less than 300 meters from early childhood and primary education centers, once the moratorium in the gaming sector ends on December 31, 2023.
This set of measures aims to ensure the protection of children in the field of gambling and betting activities through decree law 7/2024, dated July 31.
The Platform for Sustainable Gaming and the Government of the Canary Islands launched in September the FES Project, a campaign to prevent behavioral addictions in adolescents.
