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.
The forecast gives operators and regulators a stated benchmark for the region’s expected gaming-tax receipts.
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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.
Extremadura’s budget execution data showed €4,930,581.88 in net receipts from the online Gambling Activities Tax by 30 September 2026, against a full-year forecast of €3,800,000. The region also recorded €16,300,753.40 in land-based gambling fees, 78.5% of its €20,750,000 annual estimate.
The Junta de Extremadura had collected €21.23m in gambling-related taxes by the end of Q3 2026, according to budget execution data published by the Intervención General. The figures are closed at 30 September.
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.