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DGOJ begins meetings on proposed Spanish gambling law reform

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Source: DGOJ (Spain)

In brief

  • Spain's DGOJ has begun meetings with organisations that commented on the Gambling Law reform.
  • The regulator said more than 50 submissions will be reviewed before a new text is drafted.
  • The DGOJ notice gives no schedule, participant list or publication date.

Spain's DGOJ has started a round of meetings with organisations that submitted comments on the reform of the Gambling Law, according to a DGOJ notice. The regulator said more than 50 submissions will be examined in a series of meetings with associations and sector bodies before it prepares the new legislative text.

The notice was published on 21 July 2026 and lists the meetings under the headings regulation and gambling operators. It gives no schedule for the meetings, no list of participating organisations and no date for publication of the new text.

The DGOJ notice does not include statements from the regulator or from the organisations taking part, and it does not state an appeal status or a deadline for the meetings.

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