Legal
January 18, 2023
Spain’s DGOJ Proposes Changes to Advertising for Lotteries
Spain’s Directorate General for the Regulation of Gambling (DGOJ) published this week a draft resolution seeking to implement changes to the way lottery operators are marketed to consumers. Affecting Lotteries and Their Vendors The draft resolution aimed at lottery operators and any third party involved in the marketing of lottery products seeks to extend the […]
Industry
November 22, 2022
Spain’s DGOJ Reports Total Online Gambling Fines of €84М
The Ministry of Consumer Affairs in Spain has warned about the need for better monitoring practices in the online gambling sector. The warning comes in the context of the rise in year-on-year fines given to online gambling operators with a license to operate, according to data from the Directorate General for the Regulation of Gambling […]
Casino
November 21, 2022
Markor Technology Gets DGOJ Go-Ahead for Spain
Markor Technology has been granted a license approved by the Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (DGOJ) and will, as a result, be able to deliver its aggregated iGaming content to local suppliers that choose to work with the company. DGOJ is the authority that issues licenses and regulates the industry and clearing all prerequisites […]
Industry
November 14, 2022
DGOJ Delayed Reports of Serious Violations
Spain’s General Directorate for the Regulation of Gambling (DGOJ) has failed to provide the Ministry of Consumer Affairs (MCA) with the necessary information regarding a series of “serious” and “very serious” sanctions imposed on a number of online gaming operators. This has prevented the MCA to publish the information on time, causing an important reporting […]
Industry
June 20, 2022
Spain Q1 GGR More than Q4 2022, Less than Q1 2021
Spain’s regulated gambling market continues to see suboptimal gross gaming revenues. The country’s regulator just published the financial results for the first quarter of the year. According to them, GGR experienced a decline of almost 15%. Revenues Declined Across the Board The Director General for the Regulation of Gambling (DGOJ) reported that the sector earned […]
Legal
August 11, 2021
Garzón Reminds Operators of Upcoming Gambling Rules
Spain’s minister of consumer affairs Alberto Garzón has made a review of the activity of his department until August in a statement to the Spanish online newspaper Publico.es. Gambling Ad Ban Stands Out Alberto Garzón, Spain’s minister of consumer affairs, spoke to Publico.es about the most important measures adopted by his Ministry in the past year and a half. Garzón highlighted […]
Industry
June 29, 2021
Spain’s iGaming Gross Gaming Revenue Grows by 10.2%
The Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (DGOJ), Spain’s gambling regulator, released an update on the first quarter of 2021, showing a year-on-year increase of 10.2% in the country’s gross gaming revenue (GGR). The total GGR for the first quarter of the year was estimated at €240.1 million ($285.4M), which is an increase of 3.8% […]
Casino
March 23, 2021
DGOJ Gives Casumo Official Go-Ahead to Launch in Spain
Gaming and betting brand Casumo has received an official go-ahead from the Spanish gaming authority, DGOJ, to launch its gambling products in the country on April 1, 2021. Casumo Prepares to Break Ground in Spain Leading gaming group and casino operator Casumo has received official approval from the Spanish gambling regulator, Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (DGOJ), […]
Legal
February 12, 2021
No Alarm About Gambling Consumption in Spain, DGOJ Admits
The head of Spain’s gambling regulator cited different studies showing problem gambling in Spain is not a public health problem. Gambling Restrictions Are Preventive, DGOJ Says The director-general of Spain’s gambling regulator, the Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (DGOJ), Mikel Arana, said that harmful gambling does not represent a public health problem. However, the […]
Legal
January 18, 2021
Gambling Self-Exclusions in Spain Grew by 12% in 2020
Spain’s gambling regulator reported 56,329 people registered for the country’s self-exclusion scheme in 2020, 6,042 more compared to the people who joined in 2019. The self-exclusion register, Registro General de Interdicciones de Acceso al Juego (RGIAJ) set up in 2015 by Spain’s gambling regulatory body Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (DGOJ) is gaining popularity […]