Adelson Reportedly Pressuring Spain to Limit Online Gambling Adelson Reportedly Pressuring Spain to Limit Online Gambling
Rafael Robles, Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 License
Key Takeaways
  • The Las Vegas Sands CEO is reportedly pressuring the Spanish government to limit its online gambling regulation.
  • Adelson has reportedly stated that the project depends not only on the smoking concession, but also on “limiting the current activity of online gambling in the country.”
  • Spanish online gambling regulation came into effect in June 2012.

Sheldon Adelson, casino magnate and vocal online poker opponent, is reportedly pressuring the Spanish government to limit online gambling in the country.