Spain's DGOJ published details of its agreement with the Association of Basketball Clubs (ACB) for joining the Global Betting Market Investigation Service. The ACB will share information about suspected fraud and follow DGOJ instructions; the initial term is one year, with one possible extension.
The agreement enables the ACB to share suspected-fraud information and follow DGOJ instructions.
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Spain’s DGOJ described prediction markets as cross-betting products in a 26 May notice, while its director general reiterated at MERGE Madrid in late October that gambling products require a licence to operate in Spain. The notice did not specify which licence applies; the article interprets the existing cross-betting category as potentially relevant. Italy’s 2013 rules allow player-to-player betting on non-sporting events, but the source says such events have not become part of a working exchange market.
Spain's DGOJ described prediction markets as player-to-player cross-betting in a 26 May notice, but did not say which licence applies, according to an analysis on an Italian gambling industry site. The author said a link to an existing cross-betting licence was an interpretation.
Spain’s Royal Decree 813/2026, which took effect on 28 October, requires online gambling operators to verify that a payment method’s owner matches the account holder. In an interview, Jdigital said the requirement creates technical and legal uncertainty, noting that new players face immediate checks while operators have six months to adapt their systems.
Spain's Royal Decree 813/2026 requires online gambling operators to check that payment methods belong to their gambling account holders. The decree took effect on 28 October and requires immediate compliance for new players, while allowing six months for operators to adapt their technical systems and for players registered before it took effect.
Spain’s DGOJ has developed an algorithm-based predictive model to identify possible risk behaviours among online gambling users, according to the report. The regulator said the system analyses behavioural patterns to support earlier detection and preventive measures aimed at consumer protection.
Spain's DGOJ has developed a predictive model based on algorithms to anticipate possible risk behaviours among online gambling users, according to the report.
DGOJ director general Mikel Arana took part in a SiGMA World Roma panel in Rome on enforcement against illegal gambling, according to the DGOJ. Regulators from Spain, Cyprus, Greece and the Czech Republic discussed challenges including blocking unauthorised sites, payment methods, social media, mirror domains and prediction markets.
DGOJ director general Mikel Arana took part in a panel discussion at SiGMA World Roma, held at Fiera Roma, on the challenges of tackling illegal gambling in Europe, according to a DGOJ statement. The panel, titled "Europe's Enforcement Era: Regulation Is Winning But At What Cost?", brought together representatives of the regulators of Spain, Cyprus, Greece and the Czech Republic. The DGOJ said the session examined how national rules are applied and the difficulties authorities face in acting against unlicensed operators.
European gambling regulators met in Halle (Saale), Germany, on 4 November 2026, with the GGL hosting and Italy’s ADM represented by Elisabetta Poso. The authorities discussed cross-border information sharing and cooperation on illegal online gambling, advertising rules and prediction markets, which the GGL said raise similar regulatory questions across jurisdictions.
European gambling regulators met on 4 November 2026 in Halle (Saale), Germany. The agenda covered action against illegal online gambling, rules on advertising and the regulation of prediction markets.