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DGOJ chief says safer gambling is a structural Spanish policy priority

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Spain's DGOJ chief Mikel Arana said safer gambling is a structural priority for public policy and called for player protection, clear information and ethical technology. In an opinion column, Arana criticised the omission of a player-protection provision from the final Customer Service Law, arguing that users will not be able to check for fraudulent use of their identity on gambling platforms until the relevant tax year ends.

The omitted provision affects when users can discover fraudulent use of their identity to access online gambling platforms.

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DGOJ says unlicensed prediction markets cannot operate legally in Spain

Spain’s DGOJ director general Mikel Arana addressed prediction markets at MERGE Madrid 2026 on 2 November. He said platforms offering products classed as gambling under Spanish law need a licence, and unauthorised services of that kind cannot operate legally in Spain; measures are taken to block access to affected platforms.

Spain's gambling regulator, the DGOJ, took part in MERGE Madrid 2026, an international event on cryptocurrencies, blockchain technology and Web3, according to a DGOJ notice dated 2 November 2026. Mikel Arana, the DGOJ's director general, said that unlicensed prediction markets that qualify as gambling cannot legally offer their services in Spain.

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