{"id":8598,"date":"2023-12-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-21T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/europe\/spanish-province-la-rioja-temporarily-suspended-the-granting-of-licenses-for-the-opening-of-new-gaming-halls-and-betting-establishments\/"},"modified":"2023-12-21T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-12-21T00:00:00","slug":"spanish-province-la-rioja-temporarily-suspended-the-granting-of-licenses-for-the-opening-of-new-gaming-halls-and-betting-establishments","status":"publish","type":"europe","link":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/europe\/spanish-province-la-rioja-temporarily-suspended-the-granting-of-licenses-for-the-opening-of-new-gaming-halls-and-betting-establishments\/","title":{"rendered":"Spanish province La Rioja temporarily suspended the granting of licenses for the opening of new gaming halls and betting establishments."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\">The Government of La Rioja has temporarily suspended the granting of licenses for the opening of new gaming halls and betting establishments.<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\">A restriction that will remain in force, as announced by the Executive spokesperson, Alfonso Dom&iacute;nguez, until the approval of the new decree that regulates this activity, scheduled for 2024. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/assets\/international\/spanish-province-la-rioja-temporarily-suspended-the-granting-of-licenses-for-the-opening-of-new-gaming-halls-and-betting-establishments2.jpg\" style=\"width:100%\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\">This precautionary suspension of gaming room authorizations is carried out to adjust the number of establishments to the new planning decree, provided for in the regional law regulating the sector (3\/2022, of March 29) and which a year later is still pending.<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\">approval.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:x-large\"><em>&quot;The gaming and betting sector generates employment in the region but requires regulation to prevent possible gambling disorders and addiction among young people and the most vulnerable population groups,&quot;<\/em><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:x-large\"> he said.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\">Parliament approved the La Rioja gaming and betting law in 2022 to advance the prevention of this problem and the diseases it causes.<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\">A rule that is now reinforced with this temporary measure to prohibit the installation of new establishments of these characteristics in cities and towns in the community.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/assets\/international\/spanish-province-la-rioja-temporarily-suspended-the-granting-of-licenses-for-the-opening-of-new-gaming-halls-and-betting-establishments3.jpg\" style=\"width:100%\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\">Control and surveillance The Rioja Association of Rehabilitation Gamblers (ARJA) applauds the measure, as confirmed by its president, Concha Santo Tom&aacute;s.<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\">However, it also demands <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\"><em>&quot;greater restrictions&quot; on the current establishments and that betting machines &quot;stop being in bars and cafes to concentrate exclusively in gambling halls.&quot;<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/assets\/international\/spanish-province-la-rioja-temporarily-suspended-the-granting-of-licenses-for-the-opening-of-new-gaming-halls-and-betting-establishments4.jpg\" style=\"width:100%\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\">The moratorium on the granting of new licenses aims to provide an adequate response to the proliferation of gaming halls in La Rioja, which have gone from 14 in 2012 to 38 currently, as well as the greater implementation of betting machines in<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\">the hospitality sector. <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\"><em>&quot;This is a limitation that was already in force four years ago and that, at that time, was adopted pending the approval of the new regional legal framework,&quot;<\/em><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\"> the spokesperson recalled.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The moratorium on the granting of new licenses aims to provide an adequate response to the proliferation of gaming halls in La Rioja, which have gone from 14 in 2012 to 38 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