A single limit for each player
The Spanish government announced both tools on 21 October. They come from the consumer affairs ministry and the gambling regulator that reports to it, known as the DGOJ.[1]
Until now, in Spain's regulated online gambling market, deposit limits applied separately at each operator, not per person. Someone with accounts at several sites could therefore deposit more than the limits intended, by spreading the money around. The new system adds a single personal limit that covers every operator where a person has an account. The limit at each operator stays in place as well.[1]
The ministry says about a third of active online players in Spain play with more than one operator.[1]
How the limit works
Unless a player changes them, the caps are €700 per day, €1,750 per week and €3,300 per four weeks. Players can raise, lower or remove them, through a procedure that includes information on the risks of gambling. Any change or removal only takes effect after three working days, so that it cannot be done on impulse. A limit can be raised only once every three months.[1]
It is the DGOJ that operates the system, checking deposits against the limits as they happen. According to the ministry, this avoids unnecessary exchanges of information between operators and better protects players' personal data. The scheme is still being tested, but players can already use all of it; it comes fully into force on 26 March 2027.[1] Spain also now requires operators to check that the payment method belongs to the account holder.
A portal for each player
The Player Portal brings together a person's activity at every licensed operator in Spain. It shows deposits, bets, wins and losses, with history and totals. It also lists the gambling accounts opened in a person's name, which can reveal identity theft.[1]
Players can set their own spending alerts, change their joint limit, follow the status of a request and see whether each operator applies the limit. They can also download a certificate of their gambling activity for each full year. The portal is free and open to everyone with access to Spain's Cl@ve digital identity system, whether or not they have a gambling account.[1]
Sources
- Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (Spain) — Consumo establece un límite global para los depósitos en el juego online y lanza el Portal del Jugador (21 October 2026, Spanish). The joint deposit limits, their default amounts and rules, the share of players with several operators, the test phase and start date, and the Player Portal's functions and access.
