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Around half of EU member states allow charity gambling with Spain’s National Association for the Blind (ONCE) having a monopoly in the area. (Photo: Sini Merikallio)

Spanish charity fears liberalisation of online gambling

The European Commission opened a legal, political and cultural can of worms when earlier this year it said it would take a closer look at the murky waters of online gambling in the EU.

The announcement sparked a flurry of interest around the EU, not least from a Spanish charity for blind people which fears its charity gambling model will be undermined by any drive to deregulate the sector.

Around half of all EU member states allow charity gambling but Spain’s National Association ...

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