Spain sets slots launch timeline

Calvin Ayre – At long last, Spain looks like it will launch its new regulated slots and exchange betting markets by January 2015. Last week, the Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (DGOJ) informed Spanish-licensed operators that it expects to receive the European Commission’s blessing on its new slots and exchange betting regulations by June 19. Assuming all goes well, the DGOJ would then submit the final text of the regulations to the government for rubberstamping and publication. DLA Piper reported that the DGOJ is currently finishing up the technical guidelines for the new products so that operators won’t be…