Spain’s DGOJ and La Rioja extended their agreement linking their gambling self-exclusion registers until 11 October 2030. The administrations formalised the four-year extension on 25 September 2026, and it was published in the Official State Gazette on 12 October.
The extension maintains coordination between Spain’s state and regional gambling exclusion registers.
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Reportedly, Advisers in Finland have raised concerns about a draft decision setting out how gambling companies must check players against a planned central exclusion register. They questioned the frequency of checks, how play should continue during technical failures and the protection of personal data. The Finnish gambling association supports a central register but opposes the draft in its current form.
Advisers in Finland have given feedback on a draft decision setting out how gambling companies must check players against a planned central exclusion register. The advisers raised concerns about the frequency of checks, the effect of technical failures on play and the protection of personal data. The draft decision has not been finalised; the National Police Board must still decide how the feedback will be handled and when a final decision will follow.
Greece’s Hellenic Gaming Commission (EEEP) says a universal exclusion register is still being developed, so players cannot yet exclude themselves from all providers at once. Players can apply separately to each licensed provider or ask the EEEP to pass an indefinite exclusion request to licensed operators; online and OPAP PLAY/VLT accounts may be reactivated only after at least one year and on the player’s request.
New South Wales says it will introduce mandatory facial recognition at gaming-room entrances and a statewide exclusion register in 2028. The register would apply exclusions across hotels and clubs with gaming machines, replacing the current venue-by-venue system; the government also outlined reforms to machine entitlements, marketing and account-based play. Gaming and Racing Minister David Harris said the package was developed with industry, harm-minimisation groups, stakeholders and privacy experts.
It was reported that Germany’s central gambling exclusion register held nearly 390,000 exclusions. The figure describes entries in the nationwide system.
Reportedly, a gambling law amendment was submitted to parliament in Vienna. The proposal would strengthen player protection through a central exclusion register and compulsory deposit limits.