Murcia residents spent EUR 276.6m on privately managed gambling in 2025, according to the region’s annual report, a 3.55% rise on the previous period. Casino spending increased 12.96% to EUR 114.57m, while sports betting spending fell 3% to EUR 124.32m.
Murcia’s casino spending rose while sports betting spending fell, showing divergent trends across privately managed gambling sectors.
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Jesús Serrano Escudero, president of the Castilla-La Mancha Gambling Business Association, said Supreme Court rulings issued in April 2026 on ONCE terminals in hospitality venues create unequal conditions for private gambling businesses. He proposed reviewing terminal exemptions, reforming gambling legislation and considering challenges before Spain’s Constitutional Court or the Court of Justice of the European Union.
Jesús Serrano Escudero, president of the Castilla-La Mancha Gambling Business Association, warned about the situation of private land-based gambling at the XIX Congreso de Juego de Castilla y León in Soria. He focused on the consequences of the Supreme Court rulings of April 2026 on ONCE terminals installed in hospitality establishments.
Gambling lawyer Jesús Serrano Escudero told the XIX Congreso de Juego de Castilla y León that Supreme Court rulings on ONCE gaming terminals endorse discretion and privilege for state operators. He said the court held that autonomous communities cannot authorise, inspect or intervene in state-reserved games.
Gambling lawyer Jesús Serrano Escudero told the XIX Congreso de Juego de Castilla y León in Soria that Supreme Court doctrine on ONCE gaming terminals endorses what he described as total discretion and privilege for state operators. He said the rulings mean autonomous communities cannot authorise, inspect or intervene in state-reserved games.
AESA Aragón president José Antonio Rubio said private gambling halls face different regulatory conditions from public operators and other in-person gambling businesses. He cited 121 venues and a 500-metre separation requirement, and estimated the halls’ direct, indirect and induced economic impact at €517 million in Aragón.
AZEMAR Aragón has asked the Aragón Gaming Commission to revise parts of the draft General Gaming Regulation. Its proposals cover transfer of machine installation permits when a bar changes owner, limits on operators per venue, controls for state lottery terminals and gaming hours for machines in bingo halls and gaming halls.
AZEMAR Aragón has asked the Aragón Gaming Commission to revise several measures in the draft General Gaming Regulation, the association said in a statement. Its president, Fernando Agustín, attended the commission and set out four requests from the machine operators grouped in the association.
Spain’s snap election, called for 29 November, leaves the gambling law reform prepared by the DGOJ without time to pass through Parliament in the current legislative term, according to the report. The proposal remains at the preliminary stage after a public consultation and meetings with stakeholders; the DGOJ had said it would draft a text for further consultation. The report says the next government could decide whether to continue the reform.