Gambling Regulation continues with its round of meetings despite the elections: it now listens to the Addiction Care Network

The regulator has not detailed what proposals were discussed or what conclusions were reached.

The meeting is part of the process that the DGOJ began in May 2026 with the prior public consultation on the modification of the law. That consultation received more than 50 contributions, which will serve as the basis for the new text. On July 21, Gambling Regulation opened the round of dialogue with the entities that had submitted allegations, starting with Jdigital.

Since then, the DGOJ has received the land-based gambling employers' associations, ACEO, ANESAR and FEMARA, and LaLiga. In September it met with SELAE and with ONCE, Tu Lotero and Dedit. It also met with five companies: Games Global, LEOESP, JPJ OPS Spain, OlyBet Spain and Golden Park Games.

The meeting with UNAD is in addition to others with health and problem gambling care entities. In September, the DGOJ incorporated the Barcelona Public Health Agency into its consultations and met with FEJAR, the Spanish Federation of Rehabilitated Gamblers, and with the Barcelona Bar Association.

From the health field, the Spanish Society of Public Health and Health Administration (SESPAS) brought to reform the proposal to raise the minimum age for gambling to 21 years.

According to the DGOJ, the reform pursues four objectives:

• strengthening identity verification and means of payment to prevent impersonation and access by minors;
• intensify the fight against illegal gambling;
• regulate the presence of celebrities and "influencers" in gambling advertising;
• Incorporate new tools to protect players.

With the Cortes dissolved

The meeting comes with the Parliament dissolved and general elections called for November 29. As we analyzed in Infoplay, the call leaves in the air the calendar of a reform that, as a law, has to pass through Parliament.

The DGOJ maintains its agenda for the time being. This week, the general director, Mikel Arana, defended at the Gaming in Spain Conference to move quickly on regulatory initiatives, including joint deposit limits and the analysis of Royal Decree 958/2020 on commercial communications.

According to the calendar announced by the DGOJ in July, when the meetings and the analysis of the contributions are over, an articulated text will be drafted. This text will then be submitted to information and a public hearing before continuing its processing.