The Canary Islands’ 32 bingo halls recorded €215.79 million in turnover in 2024, according to data from the Canary Islands Institute of Statistics. The figure was higher than the previous year, while the eight casinos recorded €62.75 million in betting activity.
The figures give operators and investors a measure of reported bingo and casino activity in the Canary Islands.
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Gaming tax receipts in the Canary Islands diverged in April 2026, with bingo revenue rising 3.5% year on year to €1,357,027 and amusement-machine revenue falling 13.1% to €6,672,581. The report reports both categories remained below their April 2024 totals, while machines continued to contribute more than bingo.
The Canary Islands government has referred its draft decree on gambling planning and related rules to the Consultative Council for an opinion, following a favourable parliamentary resolution. The proposal would require gaming halls to operate an admissions service barring minors from gambling areas, set self-exclusion registrations indefinitely with possible cancellation after six months, and establish an initial five-year planning period that could be extended by another five years.
The Canary Islands Tax Agency recorded €3,238,909 in net receipts from betting and random draws in 2025, according to reported figures published on 8 May 2026. That was up from €3,225,354 in 2024.
The Canary Islands government approved a draft gambling decree and agreed to send it to the regional Parliament. It would require recreational and gambling venues to operate admission services to prevent minors from entering areas where games of chance take place, and would make registrations on the prohibited-access register indefinite, with cancellation possible after six months.
Canary Islands gaming-tax receipts in 2025 showed differing trends, with gaming-machine revenue up 84.23% year on year and bingo receipts down 1.72%, according to reported figures. Through November, gaming taxes accounted for 5.59% of total taxes collected by the Canary Islands Tax Agency; machines represented 60.46% of gaming revenue.