Navarra’s €2.77m energy-efficiency grant programme sets a minimum floor area of more than 500 square metres, a condition ANESAR says would exclude existing gaming halls. Juan Lacarra Albizu said the scheme also includes casinos, although none currently operate in the region; applications close on 30 June 2027.
The floor-area threshold could prevent existing gaming halls from accessing the grant.
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The Betting and Gaming Council held its first State of the Industry conference in London, bringing together gambling operators, regulators and policy specialists to discuss UK sector issues. Discussions covered player protection, tax increases, advertising rules and illegal gambling. The Gambling Commission’s Sarah Fox took part in a session on the sector and regulatory priorities.
The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) held its first State of the Industry conference in London, bringing together gambling operators, regulators and policy specialists. The event formed part of the Policy and Regulatory Affairs Conference.
During scrutiny of Italy’s 2027 budget bill, M5S deputy Andrea Quartini criticised its treatment of health prevention and poverty, and said the state continued to rely on gambling revenue. He also objected to increased tax burdens on LAN venues; the Social Affairs Committee approved its report proposal and sent it to the Budget Committee.
Italy’s 2027 budget bill would keep the state reliant on gambling revenue while raising taxes on LAN venues, according to M5S deputy Andrea Quartini.
An opinion column on an Italian betting-industry site argued that real-money crash games in Italy can be offered only by ADM concessionaires after certification. The columnist said the games use the existing remote-gambling framework, with data reported to ADM under PGDA 3.1.0, in production from 2 September 2026, while official figures do not isolate crash-game revenue.
Representatives of Spain’s DGOJ, the CNMV and industry participants debated how prediction markets should be classified at a Madrid event on 28 October. Spain’s approach considers whether a product involves an uncertain outcome, a financial contribution and a quantifiable prize; industry participants also argued that hedging, price formation and early position closure should be considered. Participants differed on whether national coordination or EU-wide rules would be preferable.
Representatives of Spain’s DGOJ and CNMV and industry professionals discussed whether prediction markets should be regulated as gambling or financial instruments at an event in Madrid. Blockchain for Europe, Asensi Abogados and XReg Consulting organised the roundtable at MERGE Madrid on 28 October.
The Netherlands Gambling Authority (KSA) clarified that licensed operators may let already registered players log in when Cruks itself has a technical outage. The authority said operators must notify its board immediately, check the register once service returns and end access for any player found to be registered there; the exception does not apply to an operator-side fault.