Portugal's Online Gambling and Inspection Service (SRIJ) launched an online self-exclusion platform on 8 April 2026. Requests made through it can apply across all online gambling operators authorised in the country, and users can also request the revocation of their privileges.
The platform lets users apply self-exclusion across Portugal's authorised online gambling operators.
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Brazil’s Finance Ministry’s Secretariat of Prizes and Bets recorded 462,831 self-exclusions on the federal online betting-blocking platform, according to a media report. Users can block access to all government-authorised betting sites for periods from one month to indefinite; 69.86% selected an indefinite block. The ministry did not say how many users completed their exclusion period and returned to betting platforms.
The Lagos State Lotteries and Gaming Authority received the Regulatory Innovation Award from the International Association of Gaming Regulators at its conference, the authority said. The award recognised SAFEPLAY, described as Africa's first regulator-led, multi-operator self-exclusion platform, which is integrated with licensed operator systems.
Spain’s DGOJ will require online gambling operators to apply nationwide deposit limits from 26 March 2027, according to the report. The limits are €700 per day, €1,750 per week and €3,300 over four weeks, aggregated across each player’s accounts; the system is being tested and players may request changes subject to conditions.
Spain's DGOJ will require online gambling operators to apply nationwide deposit limits from 26 March 2027, according to a report. The limits are €700 per day, €1,750 per week and €3,300 over four weeks, aggregated across all accounts held by the same player. The system is in a testing phase, and the functionality is already available for players to access.
Dutch State Secretary for Justice and Security Claudia van Bruggen announced proposed reforms on 12 June, including a ban on gambling advertising and inducements by licensed operators. The package would also introduce a shared deposit limit across licensed online platforms, with affordability assessments required for players seeking higher limits; legislation is needed before the measures take effect.
Spain’s Ministry of Social Rights, Consumer Affairs and the 2030 Agenda and the Autonomous City of Ceuta extended their agreement linking their gambling self-exclusion registers, according to the published addendum. The four-year extension runs until 8 November 2030. The agreement enables automated information exchange so registrations in one jurisdiction are recognised in the other.
According to a notice in the BOE of 31 October 2026, an addendum has been published extending the collaboration agreement between the Ministry of Social Rights, Consumer Affairs and the 2030 Agenda and the Autonomous City of Ceuta. The agreement concerns the interconnection of their respective registers of people entered in the prohibited-persons registers. The addendum adds four years to the original agreement, signed in November 2022, and sets 8 November 2030 as the new end date.