Catalonia’s tax agency detected €6.2m in fraud involving gambling taxes during 2025, according to a report on its enforcement results. The agency conducted 317 checks in the sector; the detected amount averaged €19,517.9 per action, the highest across the tax categories it examined.
The figures show the scale and average value of the agency’s gambling-tax enforcement activity in Catalonia.
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Catalonia reported €11.12m in online gambling tax revenue for the first quarter of 2026, up 17.7% year on year. Total gambling tax receipts reached €63.98m, while net collections fell 0.4% to €61.42m as most land-based categories declined.
Catalonia’s government assigned its Directorate-General for Taxes and Gambling responsibility for preparing the tax-benefit report accompanying the region’s 2027 budget, according to a report on 20 July 2026. The report will quantify the fiscal impact of exemptions, reductions and other tax benefits within the directorate’s remit; the order does not directly change gambling regulation.
Spain’s Tax Agency said its online gambling controls brought €10.6m to light through more than 12,000 cases handled in 2025. The actions formed part of its work to check tax compliance and identify potential tax irregularities.
It was reported that Veneto’s second-instance tax court rejected the revenue agency’s appeal over a betting data transmission centre. The decision maintained cancellation of personal income and regional business tax assessments.
It was reported that Catalonia’s 2026 gaming tax receipts remained stable, supported by online gambling growth. Betting receipts declined 15.4%.