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Spain’s DGOJ coordinates betting oversight with eight European countries

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Spain’s DGOJ has launched a cooperation initiative with eight European countries to oversee sports betting and prediction markets during the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The initiative aims to coordinate regulators’ work and information-sharing on operators, licences, advertising and consumer protection, including responses to unlicensed gambling activity.

Cross-border information-sharing may affect oversight of betting operators during the 2026 World Cup.

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Spain's parliament dissolution ends progress on gambling initiatives

The dissolution of Spain's Cortes Generales left multiple gambling-related parliamentary initiatives uncompleted, according to a report on the published list of expired business. The proposals included deposit limits, gambling harm prevention, lottery sales rules and questions on minors' access to gambling; a DGOJ proposal on joint deposit limits was later presented through another route.

The dissolution of Spain's Cortes Generales left numerous parliamentary initiatives related to gambling without completed processing, according to the published list of expired business. The list records non-binding proposals, questions and requests for appearances that did not complete their parliamentary passage.

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