Tag Archives: Spain
Spain – G Games expands in Spain with Luckia
With more than half of its staff in Spain, G Games (G) has long dreamed of launching its games into the Spanish market. That is why we are thrilled to announce that G is now certified and ready to launch with Spain’s leading entertainment operator – Luckia – for an exclusive period. G – an…
Spain – Government commits to getting Salou and Vila-seca resort underway
The Government of Catalonia signed an agreement for its budget in which it announced that it would evaluate “completing the processes related to the start of the Salou and Vila-seca Recreational and Tourist Consortium project” during the first semester of 2023. The Government of Pere Aragonès and the Socialist Party of Catalonia (PSC) reached an agreement…
Spain – More arrests made in match fixing probe
The National Police, in a joint operation with Interpol and Europol, have arrested 23 people allegedly incriminated in a sophisticated match fixing scam in lower tier football matches. The matches took place in the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), the Gibraltar National League and the Andorra League. The arrests, were carried out in several provinces…
Spain – Canary Islands to update gambling laws
The Parliament of the Canary Islands received an updated gambling law which would impose greater advertising restrictions and player protection measures on the industry. The law seeks to modify gambling law 8/2010 after it was approved by the Governing Council of the Spanish autonomous community. Parliament will now be in charge of the regulation and the…
Spain – Advertising spend on the rise while number of new players decrease
Online gaming and sports betting operators in Spain invested more than US$46 million in advertising during the third quarter of 2022. This was 35% more when compared to the previous quarter and 18% more than the amount spent in the same period last year. The data was reported as part of the financial report for the third quarter…
Spain – SBC Summit Barcelona doubles in size to meet exhibitor demand
SBC has formally announced the return of its global betting and iGaming exhibition and conference, SBC Summit Barcelona, on 19-21 September. Over 10,000 decision-makers, including 2,000 operator representatives and 1,000 affiliate representatives, will attend the show at the Fira de Barcelona Montjuïc. The event will showcase 300 exhibitors and feature over 80 hours of conference…
Spain – Madrid approves raft of new restrictions on gambling advertising
The Autonomous Community of Madrid has progressed with passing stricter rules for operators and new regulations over the gambling industry. Gambling reform comes under the so called “Omnibus Law” – presented by the Executive through the Ministry of the Presidency, Justice and the Interior and covers a wide number of regulations in the community. According…
Spain – President of the Government of Catalonia pushing for Hard Rock project
The president of the Catalan Generalitat, Pere Aragonès stated that “the Government of Catalonia is doing its job” to obtain approve of the modification of the Urban Master Plan (PDU) of The Recreational and Tourist Centre (CRT) of Vila-seca and Salou – the planned location of the new tourism and leisure complex. Aragonès insisted that…
Spain – Mayor of Salou wants BCN World to go ahead as soon as possible
The mayor of the municipality of Salou, Pere Granados has urged the government of Catalonia to support the construction of the BCN World casino complex. Granados urged the government of the autonomous community of Catalonia to be “proactive” regarding the construction of the casino which would be part of the Hard Rock Barcelona World. The…
