Spain’s Directorate General for the Regulation of Gambling (DGOJ) established mandatory risk warnings for gambling advertising in a resolution dated 18 September 2026. The messages include warnings about gambling addiction, the probability of losing money and aggregate player losses; the rules also prescribe their display across different media.
Operators will need to adapt advertising messages and formats to meet the new requirements.
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Spain's DGOJ met addiction-support network UNAD on 16 October as part of consultations on amending the gambling law. The regulator has not disclosed the proposals discussed or any conclusions, and the meetings continue despite the dissolution of parliament ahead of elections on 29 November.
Spain's gambling regulator, the DGOJ, met the addiction-support network UNAD on Thursday 16 October. The regulator has not disclosed which proposals were discussed or what conclusions were reached. The meeting forms part of a consultation process the DGOJ began in May 2026 with a prior public consultation on amending the gambling law.
DGOJ director general Mikel Arana said the joint deposit-limit system would be fully operational within six months and urged operators to complete the necessary technical work. He said more than 60% of players use only one account, and that a DGOJ player portal would be made available in the coming weeks; the report also says the election timetable altered regulatory project deadlines.
Spain’s DGOJ took part in the Gaming in Spain Conference 2026 in Madrid on 15 October 2026, according to DGOJ (Spain). Director general Mikel Arana presented an impact analysis of Royal Decree 958/2020 on gambling commercial communications; the report is due to be presented publicly in the coming weeks. A separate panel discussed the joint deposit limit system, approved by the Council of Ministers on 23 June.
Spain's DGOJ took part in the Gaming in Spain Conference 2026 in Madrid on 15 October 2026, the regulator said. The annual event brought together professionals and representatives of the regulated online gambling industry to discuss regulatory challenges and the sector's development.
The Gaming in Spain Conference is scheduled to take place in Madrid on 15 October 2026, with discussions planned on Spain’s regulated online gambling market and regulatory changes. The listed topics include cross-operator deposit limits, a centralised algorithm to identify problem gambling and a possible broader gambling-law revision; Jdigital reportedly plans legal action against the shared deposit-limit proposal.
Spain's DGOJ is preparing cross-operator deposit limits and a central problem-gambling detection algorithm, measures that will feature in the Gaming in Spain Conference in Madrid on 15 October, according to the report. The government also intends to amend the gambling act and introduce further marketing restrictions; Jdigital has said it will not cooperate with the government and regulator until after the next parliamentary elections.