Spain’s DGOJ held meetings with organisations including FEJAR, ONCE, DEDIT and TuLotero to discuss submissions to the public consultation on reforming Law 13/2011. The regulator said the discussions will inform its drafting of a new bill; the consultation opened in May.
The discussions may shape the proposed rules that operators and other gambling-sector participants will need to follow.
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Speakers at the first panel of the XIX Castilla y León Gambling Congress presented differing views on the outlook for land-based gambling. Carlos Duelo advocated targeted operational changes, while Jesús Serrano argued that differing rules for private businesses and state operators create competitive imbalance; the discussion also covered technology and artificial intelligence.
Speakers at the first panel of the XIX Castilla y León Gambling Congress set out differing views on the outlook for land-based gambling, with one calling for targeted operational changes and another warning of a critical regulatory imbalance between private operators and state operators. The panel, titled "The different games of chance at the crossroads: evolution or restructuring?", was moderated by Fátima Pablos Mateos, director general of taxes for the Junta de Extremadura.
Gambling lawyer Jesús Serrano Escudero told the XIX Congreso de Juego de Castilla y León that Supreme Court rulings on ONCE gaming terminals endorse discretion and privilege for state operators. He said the court held that autonomous communities cannot authorise, inspect or intervene in state-reserved games.
Gambling lawyer Jesús Serrano Escudero told the XIX Congreso de Juego de Castilla y León in Soria that Supreme Court doctrine on ONCE gaming terminals endorses what he described as total discretion and privilege for state operators. He said the rulings mean autonomous communities cannot authorise, inspect or intervene in state-reserved games.
AESA Aragón president José Antonio Rubio said private gambling halls face different regulatory conditions from public operators and other in-person gambling businesses. He cited 121 venues and a 500-metre separation requirement, and estimated the halls’ direct, indirect and induced economic impact at €517 million in Aragón.
AZEMAR Aragón has asked the Aragón Gaming Commission to revise parts of the draft General Gaming Regulation. Its proposals cover transfer of machine installation permits when a bar changes owner, limits on operators per venue, controls for state lottery terminals and gaming hours for machines in bingo halls and gaming halls.
AZEMAR Aragón has asked the Aragón Gaming Commission to revise several measures in the draft General Gaming Regulation, the association said in a statement. Its president, Fernando Agustín, attended the commission and set out four requests from the machine operators grouped in the association.
Spain’s DGOJ applies the same identity-verification process to foreign residents as to other players using state-licensed operators, the report says. INE figures cited in the report put the number of foreign-national residents at 7,437,543 on 1 July 2026, while the DGOJ continues gathering industry input for a proposed gambling-law reform.