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Spain’s DGOJ launches Stop Juego gambling-exclusion app

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Spain’s Directorate General for the Regulation of Gambling launched Stop Juego, an app that lets users voluntarily join the General Register of Gambling Access Bans. The restriction blocks access to online gambling and to identified-entry venues such as casinos, bingo halls and gaming halls; the app is available for iOS and Android.

Operators must apply the exclusion to online services and identified-entry gambling venues when users register through the system.

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Jdigital criticises payment-ownership checks under Spain’s Royal Decree 813/2026

Spain’s Royal Decree 813/2026, which took effect on 28 October, requires online gambling operators to verify that a payment method’s owner matches the account holder. In an interview, Jdigital said the requirement creates technical and legal uncertainty, noting that new players face immediate checks while operators have six months to adapt their systems.

Spain's Royal Decree 813/2026 requires online gambling operators to check that payment methods belong to their gambling account holders. The decree took effect on 28 October and requires immediate compliance for new players, while allowing six months for operators to adapt their technical systems and for players registered before it took effect.

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