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Spain – Union of Gambling Hall Workers of La Rioja complain about closures
By Phil - 11 January 2021
The Union of Gambling Hall Workers of La Rioja in northern Spain, an organisation that represents over 300 workers of the gaming halls of the Rioja Community, has sent a letter to the President of the Autonomous Community, Concha Andreu, requesting that the gaming halls of the Community receive the same treatment as commerce and other activities.
The union said that the slot halls are the only daytime activity that has been closed with the new measures. “For the 300 workers in the slot halls, it is incomprehensible that they are closed when, due to access control measures, we are the most prepared activity to comply with capacity limitations.”
Spokesperson Juan Luis Peñafiel added: “We do not want to think that a deliberate marginalisation of a sector that is heavily regulated, controlled by the administration and that faces a fiscal burden is taking place. We want to have guarantees that they are not acting against our sector, and ultimately against our jobs, only for ideological reasons.”
Caption: Casino Kursaal in downtown Donostia-San Sebastián
