Raffle of luxury car owned by popular Spanish YouTuber hit with a fine of €750k
A management company has been hit with a dizzying fine of €750,000 after they carried out a raffle for a […]
Spanish authorities have imposed a hefty fine of €750,000 on a management company for organizing an unauthorized raffle of a luxury Tesla Model S Plaid car, owned by popular Spanish YouTuber David Cánovas, also known as TheGrefg. The Ministry of Social Rights, Consumer Affairs and Agenda 2030 announced the fine on October 9, after the Directorate General for Gambling Regulation deemed the competition a serious violation of gambling regulations.
The raffle, which ran from December 24, 2024 to January 6, 2025, offered the modified Tesla as a prize, with participants needing to purchase a digital wallpaper from EBR Management for €1 to enter. The company received a staggering 376,850 entries, totaling over €376,850, but ultimately failed to obtain the necessary authorization under Spain’s Gambling Regulation Act.
The influencer claimed he was simply hired by the company to run the competition, emphasizing that EBR Management was separate from himself.
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