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DGOJ renews responsible gambling council and presents 2026–2030 programme draft

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Source: DGOJ (Spain)

Spain's DGOJ convened the newly renewed Responsible Gambling Advisory Council on 19 June 2025, after the previous council's mandate ended in May. The DGOJ presented a draft 2026–2030 Safe Gambling Programme with three priorities, six general objectives and 22 measures. Council members have three months to submit contributions before a final version is considered at its next meeting.

Operators and regulators can track the proposed priorities and measures ahead of the programme's planned approval.

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DGOJ links prediction markets to betting exchange rules in Spain

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.

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