An explosion and fire at a generator at Waterport Power Station on Gibraltar left most residents without power for several hours and caused disruption to an important part of the Rock’s economy, online gambling.
Congress approves new gaming laws
Congress has approved a new law regulating gaming in Spain, the first major overhaul of gaming since it was decriminalised in 1977.
Compulsive gambling
Around 300 people in Andalucía are undergoing some sort of therapy relating to compulsive gambling, mainly with slot machines but also, more and more, with new technologies. The Junta de Andalucía has launched a campaign aimed at families so that the problem can be detected before the compulsion becomes pathological. The profile of the average pathological player is male, aged …