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Spain bans betting on sports events involving underage players

24th July 2019 6:53 am GMT
Spain

Licensed betting operators in Spain are no longer able to offer bets on sporting events which feature participants under 18 years of age.

Spanish gambling regulator Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (DGOJ), which operates under the Ministry of Finance, published a resolution in the Official State Gazette on Monday to prohibit betting on events played “exclusively or mostly” by minors.

The scope of the ban also includes betting on events, such as football, which may have [...]

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