Sweden’s Spelinspektionen issued rules standardising how licensed operators connect to the Spelpaus self-exclusion register. Decided on 23 April and published on 29 April, the requirements take effect on 1 August 2026 and require checks at registration, login and before direct marketing.
Licensed operators must implement separate Spelpaus checks for marketing, registration and login from August.
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Reportedly, Spain will introduce payment ownership checks for online gambling under a decree taking effect on 28 October 2026. Existing customers will have six months to complete verification and cannot withdraw winnings before completing it. Operators will have to close accounts that remain unverified after the transition period.
Spain has introduced fresh anti-money laundering requirements for the online gambling sector. Operators must establish that the person who owns the payment method is the same individual registered on the gambling account before deposits and withdrawals are processed. The changes were approved through Royal Decree 813/2026, which was published in the state gazette (BOE) on October 10 and amends the regulations supporting "Law 10/2010 on the prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing". The decree takes effect on October 28 2026, with individual obligations following separate implementation timelines.
Greece’s Hellenic Gaming Commission (HGC) describes the certification process for gaming machines used in gambling. Checks cover security, reliability, integrity, functionality and compliance with approved specifications, as well as monitoring through the HGC’s information systems.
Extremadura has published criteria for tax verification and inspection involving gaming companies, according to the headline and feed snippet. The available item text does not give the criteria or identify the authority responsible.
An industry-backed legal review reportedly says Sweden’s Spelinspektionen uses harsher sanctions and a less collaborative supervisory approach than other Swedish regulators. The supplied text says Sweden’s gambling industry is challenging the regulator’s enforcement methods, but provides no further findings or response.
A legal review backed by the industry says the way Spelinspektionen enforces the rules is very different from the approach of the other Swedish regulators.
A commissioned report says Sweden's gambling regulator chose fees close to the statutory maximum in anti-money laundering cases. The report's finding concerns the regulator's fee-setting approach.
A newly commissioned report concludes that the gaming regulator imposed fees near the statutory maximum for anti-money laundering cases.