Spanish Government cancels the creation of the National Game Comission
Implementation of the Law of Game troubled in Spain!
The Spanish Government has decided to cancel the creation of the National Commission of Game, this to reduce the number of regulatory bodies due to austerity measures that are felt in Spain, and as such it had left in charge of Enrique Alejo Gonzalez would be the Director General Organization of the game. Despite being a PhD in Economics Enrique has no experience with the gaming sector.
Days later due to the harsh criticism he received was that this measure will be decided that the General Game that will have the responsibility to put into practice and regulate the law regulating online gambling, which have the following powers:
- Institutional relations with other Spanish entities, or international who also have expertise in the regulation of gambling;
- Management of tax related to the game;
- Imposition of sanctions against offenders of the law of the game;
- Protection and defense of the players before the operators;
- Conduct studies and research on gambling and its social impact;
- Inspection of the game and the technical systems used;
- Authorization of any kind of game whose scope exceeds the boundaries of an autonomous community.