Spain

Licensed

Law 13/2011 created national licences, first issued in 2012. Advertising has been restricted since Royal Decree 958/2020. SELAE and ONCE hold lottery rights.

Online casino
LicensedOnline casino is open to licensed operators.
Regulator
DGOJ (Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego)Current regime since 2012
Legal basis
Ley 13/2011, de 27 de mayo, de regulación del juegoKnowledge base, 2026-10-08
Research coverage
83% 10 of 12 applicable fields. How it is scored

Legal status by product

Baseline research contract v1.1
ProductFindingStateSource
Online casino Licensed Known Knowledge base, 2026-10-08
Sports betting Licensed Known Knowledge base, 2026-10-08
Online poker Licensed Reported Research, Oct 2026 (1 sources)
Lottery State monopoly Reported Research, Oct 2026 (1 sources)
Land-based casino Licensed Reported Research, Oct 2026 (1 sources)
Regulation
Licensing model
LicensedKnowledge base, 2026-10-08
Governing law
Ley 13/2011, de 27 de mayo, de regulación del juegoKnowledge base, 2026-10-08
Citation
Ley 13/2011, de 27 de mayo (BOE núm. 127, de 28/05/2011; BOE-A-2011-9280)Knowledge base, 2026-10-08
Current regime since
2011-05-29Knowledge base, 2026-10-08
Minimum age, online
18 yearsKnowledge base, 2026-10-09
Self-exclusion register
Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (DGOJ)Knowledge base, 2026-10-08
Regulators covering Spain
  • DGOJ Spain21 licensed brands

Brands in the knowledge base holding each regulator's licence, as of 2026-10-15.

Licensed and offshore brands

Knowledge base, as of 2026-10-15

How many brands hold a licence that covers Spain, and how many say they accept players from it. A brand saying it accepts players is a declaration in its own terms, not proof of traffic or of a local licence.

Brand access declarations for Spain, of 1,721 brands tracked
  • Accept players from Spain563.3%
  • Exclude Spain in their terms54531.7%
  • No declaration1,12065.1%
Hold a licence covering Spain21brands
List Spain as a focus market45brands
Offers marked available20welcome offers
Brands serving Spain Licence status, access terms and offer history per brand

The brand list, licences and how access terms changed over time are in the enterprise dataset.

Market data

Enterprise
What would change this page

In progressThe DGOJ is drafting a reform of Law 13/2011 after a public consultation, and in June 2026 the Council of Ministers approved joint deposit limits that cap a player's total deposits across all licensed sites.

  • Licences granted, suspended or revoked by the regulator
  • Changes to stake, deposit, bonus or advertising rules
  • Tax changes for operators or players
  • A change in brand access declarations of more than 5% in a month

Other licensed markets

MarketRegionAccept playersExcludeFocus marketOffers
Spain Europe 56 3.3% 545 45 20
Belarus Europe 337 19.6% 688 8 0
Belgium Europe 14 0.8% 515 21 1
Bulgaria Europe 365 21.2% 652 18 10
Croatia Europe 557 32.4% 409 19 5
Czechia Europe 24 1.4% 538 27 7
Denmark Europe 92 5.3% 441 89 41
Not legal advice

This describes the law and its evidence. It does not tell anyone what they may do.

Independent of placement

No brand pays to appear in this data. Research coverage is decided separately from commercial activity.

Gaps stay visible

Unknown and conflicting items stay on the page until a primary source resolves them.

Sources

  1. DGOJ news (Novedades)ordenacionjuego.es
Identifier
CR-JUR-ES
Research depth
Baseline
Desk research
Oct 2026
Knowledge base snapshot
2026-10-15
Sources
1 cited, medium confidence

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