The PSOE minority government in Spain is going to accept all the recommendations of Ombudsman Francisco Fernández Marugán to ban gambling advertising.

The Ministry of Finance has accepted the Ombudsman’s recommendations. That way, departments would have to enforce new restrictions on the gaming industry. The authorities will soon draft a Royal Decree to establish restrictions on gambling advertising in Spain.

The Ombudsman filed his recommendation with the ministries of Treasury and the Health, Consumer and Welfare. Within the filing, he asked for a complete ban on gambling advertising in Spain.

“kids’ viewing time needs to be clean of gambling ads and no celebrities should be shown advertising gambling,” he said.

The Malta iGaming Survey website is an interactive one that will enable each respondent to electronically benchmark individual responses to the market. The survey, which will run once a year, aims to gather information on the overall business performance and the challenges and opportunities faced by iGaming operators.

RSM Malta considers the time is ripe to develop a framework that will compile, on an annual basis, trends, key ratios, statistics and other information useful to the different stakeholders in the remote gaming industry including operators, regulators, policy makers and strategists.
To this end, RSM Malta is launching a survey amongst remote gaming operators to collect information on the business performance in the market; the economic, employment and regulatory issues being faced; the attractiveness and deficiencies of the local jurisdiction; and how present and future challenges can be overcome.

The Malta iGaming Survey, which is supported by Gaming Malta, is being launched in July 2019 with results to be published in September. Once published, respondents can benchmark their responses to the market, through the use of the interactive survey website.

“The iGaming sector is a strong contributor to Malta’s economic performance with the direct contribution to the Maltese economy valued at over €1billion. We are trying to map the iGaming industry in Malta with the purpose of providing analysis that can help to shape policy and performance and positively contribute towards continued growth in this sector, We strongly encourage operators to participate in the Malta iGaming Survey and in the fora during which the survey results will be presented” said Vladimiro Comodini, Partner at RSM Malta.

To register your interest for participation, in the Malta Gaming Survey visit www.maltaigamingsurvey.com

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Source: RSM Malta

Cyprus Casinos (C2) has reached an important milestone as it welcomed its one-millionth visitor.

Oana Georgiana Luca was the lucky one-millionth visitor to go through the doors of C2 and specifically at C2 Limassol. She was presented with jewellery worth €5000 sponsored by Michalis Diamond Gallery and received a complimentary dinner for four at the well-regarded Columbia Bistro at C2 Limassol.

“Following the recent launch of our third satellite casino C2 Ayia Napa and the upcoming launch of C2 Paphos, Cyprus Casinos will attract even more visitors from Cyprus and abroad and enhance the entertainment offerings in those cities. At the same time, we believe that when City of Dreams Mediterranean opens in 2021, the Integrated Casino Resort will offer a wide range of attractions and entertainment options beyond gaming, which will enhance Cyprus’ regional and global position as an important entertainment and tourist destination,” Craig Ballantyne, Property President of City of Dreams Mediterranean and Cyprus Casinos said.