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Catalonia proposes real-time bingo activity reporting requirements

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Catalonia's government has published a 2026 tax and financial measures bill proposing new reporting obligations for bingo operators. The draft would require reporting on electronic bingo games and non-electronic bingo cards bought by players, alongside systems enabling the tax authority to monitor tax management and payment electronically.

Bingo operators could face new reporting and technical requirements if the proposed bill is enacted.

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Canary Islands draft proposes combined bingo-machine limits with admission controls

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.

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