The Extremadura government opened a seven-working-day public consultation on an urgent tax decree, according to the report. The decree retains a 15% tax rate on casinos’ gross revenue and places it in the region’s consolidated text of state-transferred taxes.
The consultation gives interested parties an opportunity to comment on the regional tax measure affecting casinos.
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Extremadura's draft 2027 budget projects €25.34m in revenue from gambling-related taxes and regional fees. The plan includes €4m from the gaming activities tax and €21.34m from regional gambling fees, plus a €12.34m state lottery prize exemption.
The draft 2027 general budget of Extremadura projects €25.34m in revenue from gambling-related tax items, split between the tax on gaming activities and regional fees on the activity, according to the draft budget document. The figures form part of the 2027 budget bill and are subject to the processing and approval of the region's accounts.
Extremadura’s tax report recorded no inspection cases in the gambling category in either 2024 or 2025, according to the report. It also showed no revenue from gambling-related inspection assessments for those periods; the region recorded 192 inspection cases overall in 2025 and recovered €2.14 million.
Extremadura’s gambling-tax revenue reached €21.725m in 2025, up 0.8% from €21.544m in 2024, according to the regional administration. Recreational machines contributed €19.231m and bingo €1.601m; the administration also said it reviewed 835 machine documents and recorded an €8,227 supplementary betting-tax assessment without an appeal or sanction procedure.
Extremadura’s published decree places the region’s gambling responsibilities within its Directorate General of Taxes. The directorate will oversee and manage the autonomous community’s gambling powers, with a dedicated Gambling Service working alongside inspection and revenue services.
Extremadura's regional government will intensify checks on gambling tax declarations and activities under its 2026 Tax Control Plan, according to a resolution published in the regional official gazette. The checks cover casinos, bingo halls, prize gaming machines, raffles, betting and other listed gaming activities, with electronic bingo receiving specific attention. The plan also provides for information-sharing with the state tax agency to identify possible undeclared taxable events.