Spanish gaming authorities have formed an advisory committee for responsible gambling.
The committee, the Consejo Asesor del Juego Responsible advisory has been approved by Spanish gambling regulatory body DGOJ, and will act as the gambling industry’s liaison with Spain’s Treasury and Health departments.
Regulators said they want participating industry companies to collaborate with the Spanish government and health organizations, maintaining a socially responsible and sustainable gambling sector.
The advisory board emphasized in a press release that gambling companies will be advised by Spain’s national health bodies on treatment, addiction and engagement with high-risk gamblers, thus supporting a comprehensive framework on combating problem gambling ills.
The new board was formed after a ruling by the Spanish Assembly on the re-classification of gambling-harm as a drug addiction, a decision backed by the Spanish Drugs Council seeking to revamp the nation’s addiction support and treatment structures.
According to Spanish industry news source Azar Plus, industry executives Francisco Feijoo legal counsel for Luckia, María José Gallardo, VP of R Franco Spain, and Alberto Eljarrat CEO of Sportium have committed to representing the Gambling industry as board members.
