Murcia published a specific plan for controlling taxes on gambling, according to the headline. The available text gives no further information about the plan's measures or scope.
The plan concerns tax controls on gambling in Murcia.
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Murcia has published a decree revising rules for electronic bingo, according to the report. It removes automatic bingo as a separate format and gives previously authorised venues one year to adapt their equipment; the decree also provides for links between central servers in rooms across different autonomous communities.
The Murcia Tax Agency reported €35.56m in recognised gambling-tax revenue for the first half of 2026, 0.97% below the same period in 2025. Gambling tax accounted for €34.50m, while bingo-prize tax generated €130,087 and raffle tax €927,012.
The ATRM, Murcia's regional tax agency, reported recognised revenue from gambling taxes of €35.56m through June 2026. The comparable figure for the same period of 2025 was €35.90m, a decrease of 0.97%.
Murcia collected €38,931,580 from its general gambling tax in 2025, according to official data reported in the report. That was 3.9% above the €37,479,019 recorded in 2024; bingo-prize tax receipts were nearly unchanged at €271,646, compared with €271,693 a year earlier.
The Murcia Region Tax Agency said its 2026 control plan will intensify checks on gambling tax declarations by bingo, casino, gaming-machine and betting operators. The plan also calls for more inspections of venues, checks on access by minors and people on self-exclusion registers, and action against unlicensed gambling. The agency will send advance notices about expiring venue and machine authorisations.
Brahim Mohamed Aslimani, CEO of PAF Spain, outlined five regulatory challenges facing online gambling after speaking at Gaming in Spain 2026 in Madrid. He cited player protection, a joint deposit-limit system, new awareness messaging, payment-method ownership verification and an algorithm to identify risky behaviour.
PAF Spain's chief executive, Brahim Mohamed Aslimani, set out five regulatory challenges facing online gambling after speaking at Gaming in Spain 2026 in Madrid, the report said. He identified player protection, a joint deposit-limit system, new awareness messaging, requirements to verify the ownership of payment methods and an algorithm intended to identify risky behaviour.