What does the Official Gazette publication mean about the cancellation of extraordinary measures against online gaming advertising? Although none of the media that have echoed this news has mentioned it, the repeal of article 37 of Royal Decree Law 11/2020 of March 31st means that it is not necessary to wait until the end of the Alarm State and that operators can freely go back to promote their brands and commercial actions. This includes advertising on La Liga team jerseys!
After analyzing the publication in the Official State Gazette of the "Royal Decree-Law 21/2020, of June 9th, on urgent measures of prevention, containment and coordination to deal with the health crisis caused by COVID-19" that explicitly includes the repeal of Article 37 of Royal Decree Law 11/2020 of March 31st, which established the restrictions for online gaming and betting advertising - except for the time slot from 1:00 to 5:00 AM CET, we can affirm that the most important consequence is that from today operators will be able to return to the scenario prior to Covid19 restrictions.
In other words, the advertising of betting shops, poker rooms and online casinos in Spain returns. Something that can be seen directly in the resumption of La Liga Santander with the first match between Sevilla and Betis, where the local team will wear the Marathon Bet advertising.
The document published in the Official Gazette yesterday confirms that the PROMOTIONS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS of the Radio and Television operators are RETURNING WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT.
