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Spanish struggles to regulate online gambling
 February 11, 2009, 8:25 am (2 years ago)In spite of the political will to control and tax online gambling in Spain, the scheme has delayed significantly, reports Swiss-Presse.
According to the news outlet, the Spanish Association of Internet Bettors forecasts that the profits for the companies that run in this division surpassed Euro 200 million last year, likened to a tax loss of about Euro 20 million at an expected rate of 10 % as the subject of ruling leaves trace.
In December 2007, the Spanish Congress of Representatives backed up the Law of Measures to Boost the Information Society. It contained the obligation of the government to present a bill to control online gambling and betting. After over a year, there has been small advancement.
In June 2008, there was a conference of the Gambling Sectoral Commission, participated by members of the Minister of the Interior, the Secretary of the State of the Information Society, the Tax Agency, the National Entity of Lotteries and Betting and autonomous communities.
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