The Canary Islands government reported €16,772,126.30 in gambling-related tax receipts through 31 March 2025, equal to 26.12% of the €64,217,675 forecast for the year. Receipts included €13,737,540.34 from gambling taxes and €3,034,585.96 from the tax on gambling activities.
The figures show gambling-tax receipts against the Canary Islands’ annual revenue forecasts.
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The Canary Islands government forecast €64.6 million in gaming-tax revenue in its budget law for the coming year, according to the report published on 29 December 2025. The law also amends a 2025 regional measure that includes provisions on protecting children in gambling and betting.
A press headline reports the publication of 2026 indices for lottery sales services under the Canary Islands’ simplified General Indirect Tax regime. The feed says the measure appeared in the official bulletin that day.
The Canary Islands’ budget execution figures show net recognised entitlements from gaming fees of €62,234 by 30 September 2026, against an unchanged forecast of €57,465. The figures put execution at 108.30%; separately, REF gaming-fee receipts fell 30.75% year on year to €410,099.95 for January to September, according to the budget data.
The Canary Islands recorded €62,234 in net recognised gaming-fee entitlements by 30 September, exceeding its budget forecast, according to its budget execution data. The forecast remained unchanged at €57,465, with recognised entitlements reaching 108.30% of that amount.
The Canary Islands has proposed changes to its land-based bingo rules, including flexible machine layouts, new payment methods and up to 30 gaming positions at certain venues, according to the report. The proposal has not received final approval and is not yet in force.
The Canary Islands has proposed changes to its land-based bingo rules, including more flexible machine distribution, new payment methods and up to 30 gaming positions at certain venues. The proposal is intended to adapt bingo halls to new technologies and to the operational needs of the sector. The text is still awaiting final approval, so the measures it sets out are not yet in force.
InfoPlay reported on a proposed Canary Islands gambling decree following a generally favourable advisory opinion dated 7 September. Bingo halls would have a combined allowance of 26 B1, B2 and B3 machines, rising with capacity to an absolute ceiling of 30 machines or player positions. Placement beyond reception would require admission controls and must not disrupt bingo.
The Consejo Consultivo de Canarias issued its Dictamen 317/2026 on 7 September on the draft decree with which the Canary Islands government intends to consolidate the planning of games and betting in the archipelago into a single rule. The opinion is favourable in general terms, according to the opinion, but includes legal and technical observations on specific parts of the future regulation.