The UK Gambling Commission introduced rules requiring licensed operators to prompt new customers to set deposit limits from 31 October. Operators must also prompt customers every six months to review their transaction history and accounts; the rules define deposit limits as gross deposit limits.
Licensed operators must implement deposit-limit prompts and recurring account reviews.
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Germany's GGL supervisory board is due to meet on 18 November to try to agree a replacement for expiring rules that allow online deposit limits to rise above €1,000 a month, experts said at a Gaming in Germany webinar on 21 October. The current regime, which permits increases to €10,000 or €30,000, lapses at the end of the year.
The supervisory board of Germany's Gemeinsame Glücksspielbehörde der Länder (GGL) is due to meet on 18 November to try to agree a replacement for deposit-limit rules that lapse at the end of the year, according to discussion at a Gaming in Germany webinar on 21 October. The board has so far been unable to reach agreement, the webinar heard.
Spain's Ministry of Social Rights, Consumer Affairs and Agenda 2030, through the Directorate General for Gambling Regulation, has launched a joint deposit limit system under Royal Decree 520/2026. Default limits are €700 daily, €1,750 weekly and €3,300 per four-week period, applied across all operators where a player holds an account. The system is in testing and becomes mandatory on 26 March 2027.
Spain's Ministry of Social Rights, Consumer Affairs and Agenda 2030, acting through the Directorate General for Gambling Regulation (DGOJ), has launched a joint deposit limit system under Royal Decree 520/2026 of 24 June. The system is in a testing phase and becomes mandatory on 26 March 2027, the ministry said.
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.
The EU standstill period for Spain's draft online gambling deposit-limit decree was due to end on 20 February 2026, closing the notification-stage period for comments before possible approval. Malta had secured a one-month extension and raised objections; Spain's DGOJ defended the proposed rules, while Jdigital also submitted concerns about the shared deposit-limit system.
The comment period on Spain’s proposed royal decree reforming deposit limits ended on 20 January 2026, according to the report. The draft sets default limits of €700 per day, €1,750 per week and €3,300 per four weeks; it is due to return to the Council of Ministers for possible approval.