Canary Islands law restricts gambling access and sets venue distances
The Canary Islands published Law 2/2025 on 1 July, amending its gambling law. The law prohibits minors and people with disabilities from using prize and gaming machines or participating in regulated betting and games; it also provides for minimum distances between gambling venues and educational centres, and sets a 200-metre distance between gambling venues. The distance rules had appeared in a 2024 decree-law, and the new law retains retroactive application from 1 January 2024.
Operators in the Canary Islands face statutory restrictions on who may gamble and on where venues can be located.