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Jdigital calls for assessment before Spain revises online gambling law

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Jdigital called for an evaluation of existing measures before Spain changes its Gambling Regulation Act, following the DGOJ’s launch of work on a draft amendment. The association said the review should assess effects on players, operators, legal-market channelling and the regulated market before policymakers decide what to change.

Assessing effects on players, operators and legal-market channelling could inform Spain’s proposed gambling-law changes.

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Spain requires online gambling operators to verify payment methods

Spain requires online gambling operators to verify payment methods used for deposits and withdrawals from 28 October 2026 under Royal Decree 813/2026. Existing customers have six months to verify or replace linked payment methods; winnings cannot be withdrawn until the operator confirms that the payment method and account have the same holder. The Consumer Affairs Ministry said the measure aims to make identity fraud harder and reported 8,675 related complaints in 2025, up 12% year on year.

Spanish online gambling operators must check the payment methods that players use for deposits and withdrawals. The requirement comes from Real Decreto 813/2026, a royal decree set on 7 October that appeared in the Spanish official gazette one day afterwards. According to the source, the decree took effect twenty days after it was published.

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