Murcia expects to publish a decree regulating gambling halls in the first half of 2026, introducing entrance checks and reducing the visibility of venue façades. The measures are intended to prevent minors from entering, according to the account given by the president of the Murcian Recreational Federation.
Gambling-hall operators in Murcia may need to introduce entrance controls and change venue façades under the planned decree.
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Murcia plans to approve a gambling decree in the coming days that would regulate entry bans at betting venues, regional finance councillor Luis Alberto Marí told the regional parliament. The proposed rules include entrance controls intended to prevent minors from entering gaming venues and require less prominent shopfronts; the decree has been in preparation for almost six years.
Catalonia recorded zero sanctions for minors or self-excluded people accessing gaming halls during 2025 and the period elapsed in 2026, according to figures reported in the report. The report presents the figure as covering those two periods.
The Region of Murcia’s draft 2026 decree would require identity checks before anyone enters casinos, bingo halls, gaming halls and betting shops, including their bar or café areas, according to the report. Prepared by the Region’s tax agency, the proposal sets data-retention periods of six months for casinos and bingo halls and 12 months for gaming halls and betting shops, and would restrict exterior signage. The measures remain subject to the decree’s approval and final wording.
The Region of Murcia is preparing a joint reform of five regional gambling regulations that would require identity checks before entry to casinos, gaming halls, bingo halls and betting shops, according to the report. The draft 2026 decree, prepared by the Region of Murcia's tax agency, would extend the checks to bar and café areas, including for visitors who do not intend to gamble. No person would be able to enter a venue or its bar or café areas without first proving identity by DNI, passport, foreigner identity card or driving licence.
Navarra's regional government says its access-control system for gaming halls and betting machines in hospitality venues has operated without incidents for eight months. Introduced in March, the system checks whether users appear on the voluntary self-exclusion register before access or use is permitted; the government also said operators had proposed no improvements.
The Government of Navarra has given a positive assessment of the introduction of access controls at gaming halls and for betting machines installed in hospitality venues, according to a regional government statement. The measure has been in force since March. It allows checks on whether people seeking to enter these premises or use these devices appear on the Register of Prohibitions, which lists those who have voluntarily requested exclusion from gambling.
Navarra’s regional government said its access-check system for gambling venues and betting machines in hospitality businesses had operated without incidents since its introduction in March. After eight months, companies had not raised improvements, according to Jesús Carrascosa, the government’s head of gambling and public entertainment; other regions had asked about the system.
The regional government of Navarra has given a positive assessment of access checks at gambling venues and at betting machines installed in hospitality businesses, a measure in force since March. According to the regional executive, the system has operated without incidents.