The Region of Murcia has added electronic bingo and electronic bingo in bingo halls through a reform of its bingo regulations, according to CEJ president Fernando Henar. Henar said Murcia brings to 11 the number of autonomous communities with these formats; the region retains traditional bingo as its main offering.
Bingo operators in Murcia can now offer electronic formats under the revised regional rules.
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Sector del Juego reported on 14 September that an impact assessment covers Murcia's draft bingo regulation. The proposal includes a new electronic bingo format for halls.
The Region of Murcia has set out a draft revision of its bingo regulation that would establish the technical, functional and operational requirements for two electronic formats permitted in bingo halls: electronic bingo and electronic bingo de sala. The proposal replaces the region's earlier rules on electronic bingo and automatic bingo, which were introduced more than a decade ago. The regional administration considers that technological change since then has left some of the applicable conditions obsolete and that a new regulatory model is needed.
Murcia has revised its bingo rules in Spain, expanding oversight of electronic formats. The rules require system approval and retention of game and transaction records. Authorities can monitor operations in real time and block servers or terminals where reasonable indications suggest a very serious infringement.
Sector del Juego reported in commentary that Murcia’s regulatory reform incorporates electronic and hall bingo. CEJ president Fernando Luis Henar welcomed the change, while the article contrasted it with continued non-implementation of electronic hall bingo in the Valencian Community.
Sector del Juego reported in commentary on 16 October that the Region of Murcia has incorporated electronic bingo and hall bingo into its regulatory reform. The article, by editor Juan Ferrer Alpera, said Fernando Luis Henar, president of CEJ, welcomed the step.
Dan Medina has taken up the role of territorial director of bingo for Orenes Group in Murcia and Andalucía, according to reports published on 30 October 2026. He previously held the same responsibility in Madrid.
Dan Medina has started a new role at Orenes Grupo as territorial director of bingo for Murcia and Andalucía, after holding the same responsibility in Madrid. The appointment was reported on 30 October 2026. Medina takes on a new responsibility within the company, widening his territorial management remit in the bingo area.
Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court (STF) is considering the constitutionality of Provisional Measure 1,394/2026, which temporarily suspended the regulated fixed-odds betting market. At a 3 November hearing, Justice Luiz Fux raised questions about legal certainty, non-retroactivity and the measure’s constitutional basis; the source says the court may consider how a ruling affects companies already approved. A separate appellate ruling granted temporary relief to CDA Gaming, though the source text ends before detailing its effect.
Justice Luiz Fux of the Supreme Federal Court (STF) scheduled a hearing on November 3, and 36 associations attended to debate Provisional Measure (MP) 1,394/2026. Under that measure, Brazil's regulated fixed-odds betting market was put on temporary hold.