Bingo operators in Asturias called for the removal of the tax on bingo prizes, or a reduction to zero, according to the report. The tax rate is 10%; the report says sales were stable in 2024 and 2025 and forecasts a possible decline in 2026. It also notes a 6% equivalent tax in Murcia.
Removing the tax would change the fiscal burden on bingo operators and prize recipients in Asturias.
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Participants at the first CeJuego forum in Madrid called for the stalled reform of Spain's gambling law to be revived in the next legislative term. The forum heard that the 19 autonomous communities and cities have asked the DGOJ to clarify the division of competences, with the regions defending their powers over land-based gambling.
Participants at the first CeJuego forum in Madrid called for Spain's gambling law to be updated urgently and for reform to be revived in the next legislative term, after the process was halted by the calling of elections, according to the sector organisation CeJuego. The forum brought together representatives of regional administrations, experts on problem gambling, trade unions and professionals from the hospitality sector and the gambling industry.
Spain’s Tax Agency collected €5.104bn in tax on lottery prizes from 2013 to November 2025, according to figures reported by the agency. The tax rate is 20%, with the first €40,000 of a prize exempt since 2018. Revenue for 2025 stood at €318m through November, excluding the December Christmas lottery draw.
Spanish tax officials’ association Gestha called for the return of a €2,500 tax-exempt threshold for prizes from SELAE, ONCE and Cruz Roja lotteries. It also urged stronger tax and anti-money-laundering investigations into lottery winnings paid to companies and non-residents, arguing that the current treatment merits review.
Fernando Henar, president of Spain's Confederation of Bingo Entrepreneurs, called for controls on bingo in older people's centres as the Basque Country considers a gambling-law reform. He proposed age exclusions, limits on sessions, hours, stakes and prizes, transaction records, reporting to authorities and basic training to identify problem gambling.
The Basque Parliament’s Security Commission discussed social bingo this week as part of debate on a proposed amendment to the Gaming Law. The Basque Bingo Association said social bingo competes for the same older customers as licensed halls and argued that equivalent safeguards should apply; older people’s representatives defended its social role. A study presented to the commission found 63.1% of surveyed associations offer or have offered bingo, while 13.5% recently stopped activities over possible sanctions.