Spain’s DGOJ has published a draft system to identify gambling behaviour associated with risk and opened it for public consultation. The consultation closes on 25 September 2025; the agency has two years to complete and introduce the tool under a royal decree requiring operators to adopt protection protocols.
Operators may need to apply a common risk classification across licensed platforms once the system is introduced.
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Spain's DGOJ is moving towards a mandatory common algorithm to detect at-risk online gambling behaviour. The outlet revisited a publicly funded Spanish study of 351 women aged 12 to 26 that examined motivations, family attachment, emotions and co-occurring behaviours such as alcohol, drugs, spending and video games. The research came from a 2020 project funded by the National Plan on Drugs and was published in the Journal of Gambling Studies.
Spain's DGOJ is preparing a mandatory common algorithm to detect at-risk behaviour among online gambling users, according to a report. The regulator's planned mechanism is to run during the first seven days of each month and examine a window of 183 calendar days of account activity. The system is structured in four successive phases; in the later stages more than 60 variables linked to behaviour recorded on the platform are calculated, and XGBoost, a machine-learning model based on decision trees, is used to carry out the classification.
Spain’s DGOJ has drafted a resolution requiring state-licensed gambling operators to use common criteria to identify users showing risk-related behaviour, the regulator said. The proposal would standardise indicators while allowing additional operator protocols, and restrict personal-data use to detection and related protective measures.
Spain’s Directorate General for the Regulation of Gambling (DGOJ) has opened public participation on a draft resolution approving a mechanism to detect risky behaviour among users of state-wide gambling activities. Contributions are invited until 22 October 2026 and should be sent to DGOJ’s Subdirectorate General for Gambling Regulation.
Spain's DGOJ outlined regulatory work on user protection, risk prevention, fraud and identity theft at the Bet On Ceuta 2026 event, according to the report. Director general Mikel Arana said the agency was prioritising challenges within the regulated market, while acknowledging illegal gambling remains a concern. Plans include shared deposit limits and a common system to identify risky behaviour.
Spain’s Directorate General for the Regulation of Gambling (DGOJ) announced an algorithm to identify online gambling risk, according to the ministry. The tool uses data from more than 500 people clinically diagnosed with gambling disorder; the DGOJ estimates standardised use could raise detection by 10 percentage points to 13%. Its use is intended to become mandatory for all gambling operators after the usual regulatory process.