Legal
October 20, 2020
Spain Presses on with Adoption of Royal Decree on Advertising
Spain’s Council of Ministers will vote and pass the Royal Decree on Advertising into a federal law before October proceedings end, DGOJ Director General Mikel Arana has confirmed. Spain Prepares to Pass Royal Decree Before October is Out Spain’s quickly expanding gambling industry is facing new challenges as regulatory norms tighten and new brands break […]
Business
October 17, 2020
Spain: Q2 Online Casino and Poker Offset Betting Slump
Online gambling market in Spain posted growth during the second quarter of 2020, the quarterly report from the Dirección General del Ordenación del Juego (DGOJ) showed. Rising interest in online casino games and poker managed to more than offset the decline in sports betting during times when most sports competitions in the country and worldwide […]
Business
October 17, 2020
Mr Green Safely Secures iGaming License in Spain
William Hill’s iGaming subsidiary in Europe, Mr Green, has landed a license to set up shop in Spain. The company already operates a sports betting license in the country. Mr Green Arrives on the Spanish Market Mr Green, the gaming subsidiary of William Hill in Europe, has added a new market to its portfolio, securing […]
Business
October 11, 2020
2019 Gambling Advertising in Spain Posted 10.6% Growth
Advertising for gambling purposes in Spain last year posted a double-digit increase, contrary to the overall decline of marketing-related investment in the country. According to the 6th edition of the Advertising Observatory in Spain 2020 by the Spanish Association of Advertisers (AEA), advertising spend for gaming and betting grew by 10.6%, while total advertising spend […]
Legal
September 26, 2020
Spain Determined to Lead the Way in Fighting Gambling Harm
Spain continues to spearhead efforts to curb the gambling impact on the most vulnerable group in society. Speaking to the Spanish Parliament, Minister of Consumer Affairs Alberto Garzon outlined that the Council of Ministers would ratify within weeks the proposed earlier gambling advertising controls. Crackdown on Gambling Advertising Back in February, Alberto Garzon revealed governmental […]
Legal
September 23, 2020
Spain Agrees to Roll in Self-Exclusion Schemes for Gambling
The creation of centralized gambling self-exclusion schemes met the approval of the majority of 17 of Spain’s autonomous communities. Once established by the Gambling Policy Council, the self-exclusion schemes will need the approval of Spain’s central government. Autonomous Communities Approved Gambling Self-Exclusion Schemes Autonomous communities in 17 regions in Spain have agreed on introducing centralized […]
Legal
September 13, 2020
Spain Close to Suspending Existing Sports Betting Deals
Spain is jumping the gun on a mulled sports betting advertisement ban that would affect existing gambling sports sponsorships. The government announced on Friday, September 11 cited by local media that it was going to prohibit display of gambling firms’ logos on sports clubs’ online assets beginning in October. No grace period has been specified, […]
Sports
July 29, 2020
Spain’s Betting Fraud Commission Approves an Action Plan
The National Commission to Combat the Manipulation of Sports Competitions and Betting Fraud in Spain has approved a national plan which sets out a series of measures to be implemented until the end of 2021 to effectively combat fraud and eradicate it from sport. The national commission has been created by the Government in 2019 […]
Legal
July 23, 2020
Jdigital Says Government Restricts Gambling Ideologically
According to Jdigital, Spain’s government has overshot in imposing gambling restrictions motivated not by hard data, but by ideological reasons. Jdigital Criticizes Spanish Government for Ideological Gambling Restrictions After submitting a request to the European Commission to introduce restrictive gambling measures in the country, Spanish officials have been criticized by the country’s digital gambling association, […]
Casino
July 11, 2020
Spain’s Q1, 2020 Gambling Results Grow by 12.5% YOY
Shortly after Spain proposed new restrictive measures to online gambling and betting, advertisement and promotions, the DGOJ presented the Q1, 2020 gambling numbers, marking an overall 12.5% year-over-year increase in gambling revenue. Sports Betting Posts Solid Results Yet Another Time in Q1, 2020 Spain’s gambling revenue has grown yet again in the first quarter of […]