Online gambling breaks the 500 million barrier: the GGR soars by 31% and reaches 539 million in Spain

The state online gambling market closed the second quarter of 2026 with a GGR of 539,178,408 euros, 18.66% more than in the previous quarter and 31.16% above the same period in 2025, according to the latest data published by the Directorate General for the Regulation of Gambling.

Deposits amounted to 1,656,992,399 euros, with increases of 3.94% quarter-on-quarter and 22.76% year-on-year. Withdrawals reached 1,123,325,462 euros, 1.75% less than in the first quarter, but 16.66% more than a year earlier.

Casino was once again the segment with the highest GGR, with €261,252,957 and a share of 48.45%. Betting was very close, with €253,594,816 and 47.03% of the market. Poker generated €21,034,871, equivalent to 3.90%, while bingo contributed €3,295,763, 0.61%. Contests did not register significant activity.

Betting led the highest growth, with advances of 44.93% quarter-on-quarter and 47.46% year-on-year. Casino increased by 5.56% compared to the first quarter and 20.61% compared to the previous year. Poker fell by 25.65% quarter-on-quarter, although it grew by 10.06% year-on-year, while bingo decreased by 8.71% and 2.34%, respectively.

The distribution of the GGR confirms the strong advance of betting. Its odds have gone from 42.64% in the second quarter of 2023 to 41.99% in 2024, 41.83% in 2025 and 47.03% in 2026. The casino accounted for 47.94% in 2023, 49.58% in 2024, 52.70% in 2025 and now drops to 48.45%.

The weight of poker has decreased from 8.24% in the second quarter of 2023 to 7.38% in 2024, 4.65% in 2025 and 3.90% currently. Bingo also reduces its share, from 1.13% in 2023 to 0.61% in 2026.

Slot machines led all types of gambling with a GGR of €182,142,927 and €4,224,326,060 in amounts played. Their margin increased by 6.98% QoQ and 22.40% YoY, while the amounts played grew by 7.33% and 25.92%, respectively.

Conventional counterparty sports betting reached a GGR of €145,408,001, out of €1,394,845,673 played. Its GGR grew by approximately 83.57% compared to the previous quarter and by 72.35% year-on-year. The amounts played decreased by 3.88% quarter-on-quarter, but advanced by 20.12% compared to 2025.

Live counterparty sports betting generated €96,867,243 of GGR and moved €1,328,406,573. The margin increased by 15.36% QoQ and 24.44% YoY, although the amounts played decreased by 7.41% compared to the first quarter. Compared to the previous year, they grew by 11.12%.

Live roulette recorded a GGR of €66,458,896, with €2,450,016,143 played. Its margin remained practically stable compared to the previous quarter, with a growth of 0.05%, and increased by 17.71% year-on-year. The amounts played decreased by 10.65% QoQ and 4.31% YoY.

Conventional roulette contributed €5,924,472 of GGR, on €238,375,243 played. Its margin increased by 30.86% QoQ and 16.68% YoY, while the amounts played grew by 27.80% and 11.36%, respectively.

Blackjack reached a GGR of €6,729,353 and amounts played of €255,773,452. Its margin advanced by 7.13% quarter-on-quarter and 7.39% year-on-year. Shares grew by 4.37% compared to the previous quarter and by 9.05% compared to 2025.

The punto banca had a residual presence, with just €868 played and a negative GGR of €2,691. Ancillary games recorded no amounts played or GGR during the quarter.

Other counterpart bets generated €9,955,211 GGR and €183,934,696 played. The margin increased by 0.57% QoQ and 24.74% YoY, while the amounts played grew by 9.72% and 30.52%.

Horse racing bets reached a GGR of €904,324, with €19,346,087 played. The margin fell by 34.17% quarter-on-quarter and 35.73% year-on-year, despite the fact that the amounts played increased by 28.27% compared to the previous quarter and by 26.28% compared to 2025.

Cross bets recorded €350,890 GGR and €36,777,257 played. Their margin declined by 3.65% QoQ, but increased by 33.48% YoY. Amounts played fell by 1.50% QoQ and grew by 33.99% YoY.

Pari-mutuel horse racing betting contributed a GGR of €109,147, with €878,302 played. Its margin decreased by 11.81% compared to the previous quarter and by 2.42% year-on-year. Shares increased by 0.80% quarter-on-quarter and 17.39% year-on-year.

Pari-mutuel sports betting did not record any amounts played or GGR in the period.

Tournament poker generated €14,268,080 of GGR and €725,423,560 played. Its margin decreased by 31.25% quarter-on-quarter, although it increased by 12.09% compared to the same quarter of 2025. The amounts played remained practically stable compared to the first quarter and grew by 22.19% year-on-year.

Cash poker brought in €6,766,791 of GGR, on a volume of €345,776,582. The margin fell by 10.24% QoQ and grew by 5.99% YoY. Amounts played decreased by 8.36% compared to the previous quarter, but increased by 15.60% compared to 2025.

Bingo recorded €20,750,908 in amounts played and a GGR of €3,295,763. Shares decreased by 2.23% quarter-on-quarter and 1.46% year-on-year.

Overall, the amounts played exceeded 11,224.63 million euros. By segments, casino concentrated 7,168.49 million; betting, 2,964.19 million; poker, 1,071.20 million; and bingo, 20.75 million.

The DGOJ recalls that the amounts played do not represent the real expenditure of the users, since a part of the participations comes from prizes that are reused in the game.

By month, April recorded €3,721,910,831 played and a GGR of €174,827,917. In May, €3,834,150,843 played and €183,730,527 GGR were reached, making it the month with the highest activity. June closed with €3,668,569,730 played and a GGR of €180,619,963.

Deposits were 547,635,439 euros in April, 554,571,712 euros in May and 554,785,249 euros in June.

Withdrawals reached 377,556,552 euros in April, 379,280,856 euros in May and 366,488,054 euros in June.

Marketing expenditure amounted to 194,463,176 euros, 8.32% more than in the first quarter and 17.96% above the same period of the previous year.

Promotions and bonuses accounted for 91,246,965 euros; advertising, 80,255,963 euros; affiliation, 20,067,087 euros; and sponsorship, 2,893,160 euros.

Membership expenses increased by 15.07% quarter-on-quarter and 43.47% year-on-year. Advertising advanced by 9.07% and 27.57%, while promotions grew by 6.32% quarter-on-quarter and 9.93% year-on-year.

Sponsorship increased by 8.25% compared to the previous quarter, but plummeted by 41.70% compared to the second quarter of 2025.

The promotions were split between €28.32 million in released bonuses included in prizes and €62.93 million in released bonuses not included in prizes.

By month, marketing expenditure was 61,525,464 euros in April, 61,351,328 euros in May and 71,586,384 euros in June.

In April, advertising reached 24,604,114 euros; bonuses, 29,382,277 euros; affiliation, 6,575,830 euros; and sponsorship, 963,242 euros.

In May, advertising was 26,238,811 euros; bonuses, 27,729,950 euros; affiliation, 6,547,639 euros; and sponsorship, 834,929 euros.

In June, advertising amounted to 29,413,038 euros; vouchers, 34,134,738 euros; affiliation, 6,943,618 euros; and sponsorship, 1,094,989 euros.

The monthly average of active accounts reached 2,038,092, with a growth of 8.20% compared to the previous quarter and 20.13% year-on-year.

April accounted for 1,948,758 active accounts; May, 1,966,935; and June marked the maximum of the quarter with 2,198,584.

During the period, 760,877 new accounts were registered, 40.27% more than in the first quarter and 50.39% more than a year earlier. The monthly average was 253,626 new accounts.

The new accounts were distributed among the 222,225 registered in April, the 198,708 in May and the 339,944 in June.

Of the 77 licensed operators, a total of 61 had at least one active singular license during the second quarter of 2026.

A total of 52 operators had authorized activity in casinos; 42 in betting; ten in poker; four in bingo; and two in contests. These figures cannot be added together, since the same operator can have licenses in different segments.

The data for the second quarter thus paint a picture of a market in strong expansion, driven mainly by conventional sports betting, slot machines, the increase in gaming accounts and marketing spending that is once again approaching 200 million euros.