The Government said in a parliamentary response to Vox that it is developing a royal decree on deposit limits for private gambling. The proposal would set limits of €600 per day and €1,500 per week, with the DGOJ checking deposits through a central player portal; SELAE and ONCE would remain outside the regime.
Operators would have to check each deposit against centrally administered player limits.
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The Consumer Affairs department and Spain’s Directorate General for Gambling Regulation have launched a player portal for self-assessment, according to the headline and feed snippet. The available report says Spain is moving towards nationwide deposit limits.
DGOJ director general Mikel Arana said the joint deposit-limit system would be fully operational within six months and urged operators to complete the necessary technical work. He said more than 60% of players use only one account, and that a DGOJ player portal would be made available in the coming weeks; the report also says the election timetable altered regulatory project deadlines.
Malta issued a detailed opinion on Spain’s draft online gambling rules, extending the standstill period by one month to 20 February 2026. The proposal would introduce deposit limits across all operators where a player has an open account and revise some licence guarantee requirements.
Spain’s government notified the European Commission’s TRIS system of a revised draft decree on online gambling deposit limits, reportedly on 21 October 2025. The proposal sets default limits of €700 a day, €1,750 a week and €3,300 over four weeks, and raises the initial guarantee to €2.5m per general licence. It would begin testing four months before entry into force, generally six months after publication, with DGOJ able to condition operational application on software production and joint testing.
Spain's government approved a Royal Decree this week introducing a deposit limit system for betting companies and their customers. The measure forms part of wider political oversight of the Spanish betting sector.