Extremadura has published criteria for tax verification and inspection involving gaming companies, according to the headline and feed snippet. The available item text does not give the criteria or identify the authority responsible.
The checks may affect gaming companies’ tax compliance obligations in Extremadura.
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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.
Reportedly, Spain will introduce payment ownership checks for online gambling under a decree taking effect on 28 October 2026. Existing customers will have six months to complete verification and cannot withdraw winnings before completing it. Operators will have to close accounts that remain unverified after the transition period.
Spain has introduced fresh anti-money laundering requirements for the online gambling sector. Operators must establish that the person who owns the payment method is the same individual registered on the gambling account before deposits and withdrawals are processed. The changes were approved through Royal Decree 813/2026, which was published in the state gazette (BOE) on October 10 and amends the regulations supporting "Law 10/2010 on the prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing". The decree takes effect on October 28 2026, with individual obligations following separate implementation timelines.
Castilla y León’s Directorate-General for Taxation and Regional Financing has set out its 2026 tax-control priorities, reportedly focusing on gambling-tax returns and the correct use of tax reliefs, reduced rates and rebates. The plan also calls for checks on operator records, electronic tax filing and payment, and information-sharing with Spain’s tax agency.
The Community of Madrid's tax directorate has published its 2026 tax control plan, which includes reviews of gambling operators' self-assessments across several gaming and betting activities. The plan also calls for data matching with the regional gambling administration and inspections selected using fiscal-risk, opportunity and random criteria, with shared databases including those of the national tax agency.