Facua [The consumer association FACUA-Consumers in Action] has requested the Government to promote a modification of the Gaming Law and other laws that affect the matter in order, according to the association, to correct the inconsistencies that exist between them and that have led to the Supreme Court to annul several articles of the regulations implemented in 2020 to limit advertising of betting houses and their products.
The Supreme Court indicates that it is necessary to annul a series of articles, since there is no prior legal authorization that allows this rule to regulate certain issues, including limitations on attracting clients or the prohibition of advertising by famous people.
The association considers that, even though betting houses are dedicated to a legal activity, they are especially harmful to vulnerable groups such as minors or people with few resources, as well as users who already have gambling problems and that through the internet, they have direct and easy access to these betting platforms.
This Supreme Court ruling opens the door to a flood of betting house advertisements on social networks, media, or websites, also using famous people as a lure.
Facua points out in its statement that, although gambling is a legal activity that people of legal age can voluntarily access, this does not prevent the danger that it can pose for certain especially vulnerable groups from justifying the State from limiting its advertising to all the citizens.
