- Status
- Dismissed (dismissed)
- As of
- 22 Nov 2023 · read from the court record
- Court
- Tribunal Constitucional (Pleno) · Supreme or high court
- Docket
- cuestión de inconstitucionalidad 5949-2022
- Judge
- ponente Inmaculada Montalbán Huertas
- Filed
- 9 Sep 2022
- Type
- Constitutional challenge, advertising and marketing lawsuits
- Money
- No settlement fund or award on record
- Payout
- No payout exists as of 14 Nov 2026
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What this case is about
In the Jdigital proceedings the Supreme Court asked whether art. 7.2 Ley 13/2011, which left the conditions and limits of gambling advertising to regulation, was a blank delegation contrary to the reserva de ley. The Constitutional Court declared the question extinguished for loss of object: Ley 23/2022 of 2 November 2022 had inserted art. 7 bis (general principles for gambling advertising, promotion and sponsorship) into Ley 13/2011, so the doubt no longer governed the pending case. The Supreme Court then decided the decree challenge itself (STS 527/2024).
What this case is about
STC 169/2023 is a judgment of the Tribunal Constitucional (Pleno) of 22 November 2023 on cuestión de inconstitucionalidad 5949-2022, raised against art. 7.2 of Ley 13/2011 de regulación del juego.
The Sección Tercera of the Sala de lo Contencioso-Administrativo of the Tribunal Supremo referred the question by auto of 14 July 2022 in the Jdigital proceedings. The record shows it filed on 9 September 2022.
Art. 7.2 left the conditions and limits of gambling advertising to regulation. The Supreme Court asked whether this was a blank delegation contrary to the reserva de ley (art. 53.1 CE) in relation to freedom of enterprise (art. 38 CE). The question belongs among the Advertising and Marketing Lawsuits Against Gambling Operators.
Who is covered
The parties heard were the Abogado del Estado, the Fiscal General del Estado, the Organización Nacional de Ciegos Españoles (ONCE) and the Asociación Española de Juego Digital. Inmaculada Montalbán Huertas was the ponente.
No player is covered and no class exists. The ruling concerns the legal basis of Spain's gambling advertising rules, listed with other cases on Gambling Lawsuits in Spain.
Is there a payout?
No payout exists in this case. It is a constitutional referral between courts and the State, with no claim for money, no fund and no claim process.
What the court decided
As of 14 November 2026 the question has lapsed. The Constitutional Court declared it extinguished for loss of object. Ley 23/2022 of 2 November 2022 had inserted art. 7 bis (general principles for gambling advertising, promotion and sponsorship) into Ley 13/2011, so the doubt no longer governed the pending case.
The court therefore did not decide whether the delegation in art. 7.2 was unconstitutional. The Supreme Court then decided the decree challenge itself in STS 527/2024.
Why it matters
A change in the statute ended a constitutional challenge without a merits answer. Ley 23/2022 replaced the open delegation with general principles in art. 7 bis, and the Supreme Court proceeded on the decree.
More advertising rulings are collected under Advertising and Marketing Lawsuits.
Related cases
- Asociación Española de Juego Digital (Jdigital) v Real Decreto 958/2020 de comunicaciones comerciales de las actividades de juego, STS 527/2024: the Supreme Court's decision on the decree challenge; status judgment. Jdigital v Real Decreto 958/2020
Questions people ask
What did the Constitutional Court decide?
It declared the question extinguished for loss of object on 22 November 2023, because Ley 23/2022 had inserted art. 7 bis into Ley 13/2011.
Did the court rule on the blank delegation?
No. The doubt about art. 7.2 no longer governed the pending case, so the court did not rule on whether the delegation breached the reserva de ley.
What happened afterwards?
The Supreme Court decided the challenge to the decree itself in STS 527/2024.
Who is involved
Plaintiffs: Sección Tercera de la Sala de lo Contencioso-Administrativo del Tribunal Supremo (referring court, auto of 14 July 2022)
| Defendants | Abogado del Estado; Fiscal General del Estado; Organización Nacional de Ciegos Españoles (ONCE); Asociación Española de Juego Digital |
|---|---|
| Judge | ponente Inmaculada Montalbán Huertas |
| Claims |
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Is there a payout?
No payout exists in this case as of 14 Nov 2026.
What happens next
No future date is on the record we hold. The case is closed on the record we hold; later appeals or enforcement steps would be added here.
Timeline
2 dated steps on record, oldest first. Future dates come from court notices and can move.
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 9 Sep 2022 | Filed |
| 22 Nov 2023 | Dismissed |
Documents and sources
2 primary sources (court file, administrator notice, regulator) and 0 secondary. Press is supporting evidence only.
- Docket: boe.es
- Court document: boe.es
- Court document: hj.tribunalconstitucional.es
| What it supports | Source | Type | Retrieved |
|---|---|---|---|
| STC 169/2023 of 22 November 2023, cuestión 5949-2022, parties, extinction for loss of object, Ley 23/2022 art. 7 bis | boe.es | primary | 14 Nov 2026 |
| full text (TC case-law database, docx) | hj.tribunalconstitucional.es | primary | 14 Nov 2026 |
Related cases
1 case in the record share parties, claims or a settlement with this one.
| Case | Court | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Tribunal Supremo annuls parts of the gambling advertising decree (Jdigital) | Tribunal Supremo, Sala de lo Contencioso-Administrativo, Sección Tercera | Judgment entered |
Last checked against the sources on 14 Nov 2026. Found an error? Tell us and we correct the record with a dated note.