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.
Lottery service providers may be affected by the 2026 tax indices in the Canary Islands.
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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.
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.
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.
ASPROMARE president Manuel Fernández Berciano said the Canary Islands’ Planning Decree could take effect in the first half of 2026. He said gaming-sector associations agreed regulatory amendments with the administration, and the decree was approved by the Canary Islands Gaming and Betting Commission; implementation would follow publication.