Spain has reportedly launched a system combining deposit limits across operators with a player portal for online gamblers. The system is in a testing phase before it comes fully into force in March 2027.
The system could affect how online gambling operators apply deposit limits across their services.
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Spain's government approved a Royal Decree this week introducing a deposit limit system for betting companies and their customers. The measure forms part of wider political oversight of the Spanish betting sector, the outlet reported.
Spain's Council of Ministers approved a royal decree on 23 June establishing joint deposit limits per person across all online gambling operators, the DGOJ said. Default limits are €700 daily, €1,750 weekly and €3,300 over four weeks, and players may change or remove them through a reinforced procedure. The DGOJ will run the system in real time.
Germany’s GGL is reportedly replacing its decision guideline on 1 January 2027, requiring operators to verify income or assets for monthly deposit limits above €1,000. A German court had found SCHUFA-G unsuitable as proof of financial capacity, while the higher court left its applicability unresolved; the reported new model sets tiered verification requirements.
Germany's Gemeinsame Glücksspielbehörde der Länder (GGL) is reported to be replacing its decision guideline under section 6c (1) sentence 3 of the GlüStV 2021 with effect from 1 January 2027, according to information available. Under the reported model, operators granting a monthly deposit limit above €1,000 would have to have income or assets verified. The reported change follows a ruling by the Verwaltungsgericht Halle, which found the SCHUFA-G credit check unsuitable as proof of financial capacity because it only reflects the probability of over-indebtedness, in a decision of 6 August 2026 (7 B 491/25 HAL).
Reportedly, Justine Davis has proposed an amendment to Australia's Northern Territory Racing and Wagering Act 2024. The proposal would impose monthly deposit limits on people aged 18–24 and increase the maximum operator penalty to A$10m.
Germany’s GGL has published answers to frequently asked questions about deposit limits across operators and statutory virtual slot stake limits, the authority said. It explains that players may deposit a total of €1,000 per calendar month across operators. Operators connect to the LUGAS limit database, which prevents further deposits once the applicable limit is reached.