The bill proposes the creation of a State Online Gambling Platform operated by the National Directorate of Lotteries and Pools, which would be responsible for offering, regulating and monitoring online gambling services.
Under the proposal, a new independent body – the National Online Gambling Regulatory Agency – would also be created with powers to issue licences, audit gambling platforms and algorithms, monitor financial transactions and enforce penalties against non-compliant operators.
The legislation would require all online players to register on a national database and set personalised spending limits, while ensuring financial traceability of gambling transactions. Operating an online gambling service without a licence would become a criminal offence.
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