DGOJ reviews Spain’s online gambling rules, including cross-operator deposit limits, at Gaming in Spain Conference 2026

Spain’s Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (DGOJ) used the Gaming in Spain Conference 2026 in Madrid to walk through the latest regulatory changes and the issues now sitting at the top of the agenda: consumer protection, new products such as prediction markets, and illegal gambling. For operators and PSPs in the market, the part to watch is the new deposit-limit framework, which moves beyond operator-by-operator controls.

1. The DGOJ, which sits under Spain’s Ministry of Social Rights, Consumer Affairs and Agenda 2030, took part in the annual Gaming in Spain Conference 2026, a meeting for regulated online gambling professionals and industry representatives. The conference was held in Madrid and focused on how the sector is evolving and where the regulatory pressure is building.
2. In the main presentation, DGOJ director general Mikel Arana reviewed the main rules already approved and the regulatory initiatives currently in progress. He also covered the impact of Real Decreto 958/2020, of 3 November, which regulates commercial communications for gambling activities. The corresponding report will be presented publicly in the coming weeks.
3. One of the main discussion points was the implementation of joint deposit limits between operators. Justo Sancho, director of the DGOJ’s Safe Gambling Control Division, joined a panel on the new system approved by the Council of Ministers on 23 June. It establishes, for the first time, a global limit on the deposits a person makes across different online gambling operators where they hold an account.
4. The tool is administered by the DGOJ and supplements the previous model, under which financial limits were set separately for each operator. The purpose is straightforward: strengthen user protection and reduce the risk of problematic gambling by taking into account deposits made across multiple platforms rather than treating each MID (merchant identifier) or account in isolation.
5. The conference also covered consumer-protection measures, the appearance of new products including prediction markets, and the challenges linked to illegal gambling. Industry participants and regulators also used the event to exchange views on possible forms of cooperation around these issues.

For PSPs and acquirers, Spain’s direction of travel is clear: the regulator is moving toward tighter cross-operator controls, while also adjusting the framework to cover new product categories and more aggressive enforcement around illegal play. That combination usually matters long before it shows up in a policy summary.