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Jdigital director cites €230m in Spanish unlicensed gambling activity in 2024

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Jdigital director general Jorge Hinojosa said the association’s latest report estimated that unlicensed gambling generated more than €230m in Spain in 2024. He also cited a finding that one in four users had used unlicensed platforms and said consumer protections and enforcement measures were lost outside the legal market.

The reported unlicensed activity highlights consumer-protection and enforcement challenges for Spain’s licensed gambling sector.

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