Articles 34 and 35 of the Gambling Act, Law 13/2011 determine that the Gambling Policy Council (CPJ) is the state and regional body for participation and coordination on gambling matters. In particular, the Autonomous Communities and the State, through the Gambling Policy Council, will promote the relevant measures, including the possibility of presenting proposals on regulations in accordance with their respective powers, to promote convergence of the legal and fiscal regime, as well as the advertising, sponsorship and promotion regulations applicable to any form and type of gambling and operator throughout Spain.
The Council is composed of members of Regional Councils in charge of gambling matters in every Autonomous Region and City, as well as by an equal number of representatives of the Central State Administration. The Council is chaired by the Minister of Finance and Public Administrations, who may delegate his or her duties, attendance and vote, as may other Council members.
Likewise, Law 13/2011 establishes that the State and Autonomous Regions, through the Gambling Policy Council, must instigate appropriate actions to favour tax and legal convergence, as well as to regulate advertising, sponsorship and promotion activities linked to all types of operators and games in any form throughout the country. The Gambling Policy Council is, therefore, a non-decision-making body, with equal representation, which makes proposals regarding and studies basic gambling regulations and all aspects of gambling activities, and which by its very nature, requires coordinated action by the State and the autonomous regional governments.